“While vacationing by the Baltic Sea, writer Leon (Thomas Schubert) and photographer Felix (Langston Uibel) are surprised by the presence of Nadja (Paula Beer, Undine, Transit), a mysterious young woman staying as a guest at Felix’s family’s holiday home. Nadja distracts Leon from finishing his latest novel and with brutal honesty, forces him to confront his caustic temperament and self-absorption. As Nadja and Leon grow closer, an encroaching forest fire threatens the group and tensions escalate when a handsome lifeguard and Leon’s tight-lipped book editor also arrive. Full of sunkissed tints and nocturnal blues, this funny and gorgeously atmospheric new film from the acclaimed German director Christian Petzold (Barbara, Phoenix) starts as a light hangout comedy before gradually opens up into something entirely more surprising and psychologically complex.” -Janus Films
