On a weekend trip to the countryside, Laura, a piano student from Berlin, miraculously survives a car crash. Physically unhurt but deeply shaken, she is taken in by a local woman who witnessed the accident and now cares for Laura with motherly devotion. When her husband and adult son also give up their initial resistance to Laura's presence, the four of them slowly build up some family-like routine and spend some days of happiness together. But soon they can no longer ignore their past, and Laura has to come to terms with her own life.
Keywords
- Cannes: Quinzaine des Cinéastes
- Cine-Short: 90 Minutes of cinema
- Family business
- Festival de Cannes
- German Cinema
Actors
- Paula Beer
- Barbara Auer
- Matthias Brandt
- Enno Trebs
- Philip Froissant
Director
- Christian Petzold
After a car crash, Laura's life takes an unexpected turn, forcing her to redefine her path.
On a weekend trip to the countryside, Laura, a piano student from Berlin, miraculously survives a car crash. Physically unhurt but deeply shaken, she is taken in by a local woman who witnessed the accident and now cares for Laura with motherly devotion. When her husband and adult son also give up their initial resistance to Laura's presence, the four of them slowly build up some family-like routine and spend some days of happiness together. But soon they can no longer ignore their past, and Laura has to come to terms with her own life.