17-year-old Rauli is an outsider at school until his music teacher Robert Beck discovers his extraordinary talent. Rauli is not only a gifted singer but also an exceptional guitarist. Beck decides to mentor him and help launch his career. At the same time, he pursues his own hidden agenda. Once a promising musician himself, he now hopes for a comeback in the music business. But Rauli also carries secrets of his own.
Around them are Lena, a young waitress torn between her feelings for Beck and her struggle for independence, and Anna Lind, the class beauty admired by both teachers and pupils. Rauli’s past remains mysterious, while Beck relies only on his friend Charlie, a charismatic African-German philosopher. Each of them is searching for direction, and their journeys take unexpected turns.

  • Director

    Frieder Wittich

  • Version

    OV: German
    Subtitles: English

  • Produced by

    Uli Putz | Jakob Claussen
    (Claussen+Putz Filmproduktion GmbH)

  • Screenplay

    Oliver Ziegenbalg | Frieder Wittich

  • DOP

    Christian Rein

  • Cast

    Christian Ulmen | Nahuel Pérez Biscayart | Eugene Boateng | Friederike Becht | Fabian Hinrichs

  • Genre

    Comedy | Drama

  • Running Time

    95 min.

  • Release

    July 23, 2015

  • Festivals

    Filmfest Munich 2015 | Zurich Film Festival 2015 | Cleveland International Film Festival 2016 | Jecheon International Music & Film Festival 2016 | Goethe-Institut London

  • Year

    2015

  • Status

    completed

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