Manuel’s mother, Petra, lives in Berlin. She is in a coma as a result of chemotherapy treatment. Tarso and Petra have been divorced since Manuel (17) was 3 years old. Manuel and Tarso come to Germany to be with Petra during her illness. They stay together in her old apartment. Another woman also occasionally lives there: Kim, a beautiful, enigmatic and aloof Asian. Petra’s disease is of no interest to Manuel whereas Tarso visits Petra obsessively in the clinic. Sharing the same space with Tarso is hard for Manuel. Their previous relationship was based on ‘visits only’. Manuel is overcome by a sense of emptiness. Meanwhile, Manuel develops an erotic desire for Kim, in fact a transsexual, who helps him discover Petra’s body… |
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Ratings: | IMDB: 4.7/10 | |
Released: | July 14, 2011 | |
Runtime: | 121 min | |
Genres: | Drama | |
Cast: | Ralph Herforth Maria Schuster Kai Hillebrand Vasupol Siriviriyapoon | |
Crew: | Hugo Vieira da Silva Heidi Wilm | |
greyfur : This wasn't that bad, a bit like an Asylum flick, but a notch or two better. Was a bit on ...