Starring: André Hennicke, Barbara Auer, Jannis Niewöhner, Julia Koschitz, Thomas Sarbacher
Director: Piotr J. Lewandowski
Running Time: 99 mins
Certificate: NR
Release Date: February 7th 2017 (US)

Jonathan is a young man stuck on his family’s farm in rural Germany, where he must not only ensure the animals are cared for, but also look after his dying father, Burghardt. He dreams of possibly having something else, but feels the obligations weighing upon him. One bright spot emerges in the form of a romance with his dad’s nurse, Anka, but even that can’t hide the problems.

The issues aren’t just that Jonathan’s father is extremely sick. His aunt lives next door, but won’t speak to his father and won’t say why. Jonathan also wants to know more about his mother, who died when he was young, but his taciturn father finds it almost impossible to open up. [Read more…]