The Engels family, living in a bohemian Berlin apartment, finds itself in crisis. Each member
leads an unhappy, isolated life, and apart from their shared home, nothing seems to hold them
together. After the death of their housekeeper, a mysterious Syrian immigrant, Fara, is hired. She
offers the dysfunctional family an experimental therapy using light. From Tom Tykwer, the
legendary director of Run Lola Run, this film – which opened this year’s Berlin Film Festival –
reflects on the apathy of contemporary German society against the backdrop of global events.
Tom Tykwer
Tom Tykwer is a director, screenwriter, composer, and producer from Germany. He studied
philosophy while working as a film projectionist, later managing a cinema. He gained
international recognition in 1998 with Run Lola Run. To date, he has directed eleven feature
films, three of which have opened the Berlin International Film Festival. Since 2017, he has also
been the co-creator of the award-winning series Babylon Berlin.
The Engels family, living in a bohemian Berlin apartment, finds itself in crisis. Each member
leads an unhappy, isolated life, and apart from their shared home, nothing seems to hold them
together. After the death of their housekeeper, a mysterious Syrian immigrant, Fara, is hired. She
offers the dysfunctional family an experimental therapy using light. From Tom Tykwer, the
legendary director of Run Lola Run, this film – which opened this year’s Berlin Film Festival –
reflects on the apathy of contemporary German society against the backdrop of global events.
Tom Tykwer
Tom Tykwer is a director, screenwriter, composer, and producer from Germany. He studied
philosophy while working as a film projectionist, later managing a cinema. He gained
international recognition in 1998 with Run Lola Run. To date, he has directed eleven feature
films, three of which have opened the Berlin International Film Festival. Since 2017, he has also
been the co-creator of the award-winning series Babylon Berlin.
leads an unhappy, isolated life, and apart from their shared home, nothing seems to hold them
together. After the death of their housekeeper, a mysterious Syrian immigrant, Fara, is hired. She
offers the dysfunctional family an experimental therapy using light. From Tom Tykwer, the
legendary director of Run Lola Run, this film – which opened this year’s Berlin Film Festival –
reflects on the apathy of contemporary German society against the backdrop of global events.
Tom Tykwer
Tom Tykwer is a director, screenwriter, composer, and producer from Germany. He studied
philosophy while working as a film projectionist, later managing a cinema. He gained
international recognition in 1998 with Run Lola Run. To date, he has directed eleven feature
films, three of which have opened the Berlin International Film Festival. Since 2017, he has also
been the co-creator of the award-winning series Babylon Berlin.