Christoph Hochhäusler’s slow-burn urban noir starts with time-lapse footage of the film’s first set, a well-to-do and apparently lived-in apartment flat, being built from scratch out of an empty ro…
Christoph Hochhäusler’s slow-burn urban noir starts with time-lapse footage of the film’s first set, a well-to-do and apparently lived-in apartment flat, being built from scratch out of an empty room. Sadly, what looks to be challenging piece of Brechtian deconstruction is literally a plot point, as well as a not-so-subtle metaphor for the layers of deceit in the story that follows.
It begins with a party, in the room we just saw assembled, where Robert is throwing a party for his lover Leni , who has just been released from jail for small-time drug-dealing. They have a cute story about how they met—a long story about Robert working in a restaurant called Carnetti in Hamburg—but when the guests have gone, a new narrative emerges. Robert is an undercover cop and also Leni’s former lover, having known her before she transitioned.
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