Germany 2026 | 107 minutes
Nationwide theatrical release: November 12, 2026
World premiere on June 18, 2026 at the Shanghai International Film Festival (Main Competition)
DIRECTED BY
Josef Brandl
SCREENPLAY
Josef Brandl and Johannes Becker based on a novel by Sven Amtsberg
CINEMATOGRAPHY
Moritz Moessinger
PRODUCTION DESIGN
Marc Bitz
Denise Meinholz
COSTUME DESIGN
Sarah Oenning
Kalina Krutisch
MAKE-UP
Hanna Buss
Lisa Neumann
MUSIC
Peter Rubel
Düsseldorf Düsterboys
International Music
Editor
Robert Strauß
STOP-MOTION ANIMATIONS
Christian Manzke
Sofie Kienzle
Alexander Dannhauser
PRODUCER
Jan Philip Lange
Janina Sara Hennemann
CAST
Oliver Korittke
Silke Bodenbender
Jan Georg Schütte
Jan Henrik Stahlberg
Milton Welsh
Susanne Bredehöft
Hans-Jürgen Alf
Leni Rabbel
FUNDING
nordmedia Film- und Mediengesellschaft Niedersachsen/Bremen mbH, MOIN and DFFF
The film is being produced as part of the “Nordlichter” series by NDR, nordmedia and MOIN
DISTRIBUTION
Barnsteiner Film
FESTIVALS
June 2026
Shanghai International Film Festival
Main Competition
SYNOPSIS
Jesse Bronske, an unsuccessful pub owner, is afraid that his malicious twin brother, from whom he fled a long time ago, is back on his trail and now wants to take over his life step by step. But the more Jesse works himself up into his persecution paranoia and tries to calm himself down with alcohol, the more his life actually slips away from him.
