The read
Critics rate it 18 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 21m.
Synopsis
Wayward Canadian, Matthew, crushed by the isolation of being new to Berlin, turns his sexual desires toward Matthias that spiral into a dark fixation of assumed identity. Soon, this obsessive power struggle between the two, careens toward brutal passion and violence in a bid for dominance.
Ratings
IMDb4.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes67%
Critics rate it 18 points higher than audiences do.
24 audience votes
Key crew
Cast
- Chris CoolMatthew
- Nicolas Maxim EndlicherMatthias
- Nina KettigerCorinne
- Vika KirchenbauerMatthias' Mother (voice)
- Lynn LahaieMatthew's Mother (voice)
- Ahmad LarnesKarim
- António OnioNurse
- Ivan RuedaToilet Trade
- Edward LorenzFirst Sex Date
- Ali EsfahaniSecond Sex Date
- Paul AulsThird Sex Date
- Florian GeyderFourth Sex Date
Stills
Themes
obsessionnightclubstalkersculpturetechnomuselgbtintimacytechno musicself-harmgay eroticaqueer