17-year old Rauli is the outsider in his school until his music teacher Robert Beck discovers his outstanding musical talent: he plays the guitar and is a gifted singer. Beck is willing to manage and promote Rauli. But he follows his own hidden agenda: once a promising young musician himself, he is trying to make his comeback into music business. But also Rauli has his little secrets.
There is the young waitress Lena, trying to find a balance between her tender feelings for Beck and making her own living. Rauli‚Äòs mysterious family background. Anna Lind – the incarnation of the erotic teenage queen for every teacher and pupil. And Beck‚Äòs only friend Charlie – the gigantic African-German philosopher. All of them are on a journey to their inner selves – and they all will arrive – but not always as expected.
Director
Frieder Wittich
Version
German (OV)
with English subtitlesProduced by
Uli Putz, Jakob Claussen
(Claussen+Putz Filmproduktion GmbH)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
credits not contractual