The read
It runs a compact 1h 28m.
Synopsis
An average, everyday metalworker and volunteer firefighter content in his marriage to his childhood sweetheart finds his emotions unexpectedly stirred when he falls for a pretty waitress from a nearby town.
Ratings
IMDb6.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes81%
Metacritic62/100
26 audience votes
Key crew
- Valeska GrisebachDirector
- Valeska GrisebachWriter
Cast
- Andreas MüllerMarkus
- Ilka WelzElla
- Anett DornbuschRose
- Erika LemkeOma
- Markus WernerNachbarsjunge
- Doritha RichterMutter
- Detlef BaumannNachbar
- Ilse LauschTante
- Harald KuchenbeckerOnkel
- Jan GünzelFreund#1
- Bernd LiskeFreund#2
- Bernd WachsmuthFreund#3
Stills
Themes
adulterysuicidesecret lovehusband wife relationshipwaitressvillage lifebrandenburgfire brigadelocksmithcrushteenage crushwoman director