Directors' Fortnight, Cannes 2025

Original language: German

Subtitles: Romanian, English

Directed by: Christian Petzold

Country: Germany

Year of production: 2025

Length: 86 minutes

Genre: Drama

On a weekend trip to the countryside, Laura 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. But soon they can no longer ignore their past...

Credits

Christian Petzold – Director

Christian Petzold – Script

Casting

Paula Beer

Barbara Auer

Matthias Brandt

Enno Trebs