Overview

• Released in Germany on 18 September with a reported 86‑minute runtime after an earlier festival bow that included an invitation to Cannes.
• Set in Brandenburg’s Uckermark, the story follows a pianist who survives a car crash and is taken into Betty’s home, where she becomes a delicate mirror of a missing daughter.
• Critics praise the performances of Paula Beer and Barbara Auer, with Matthias Brandt and Enno Trebs noted in key supporting roles.
• Hans Fromm’s cinematography and the film’s diegetic use of music stand out, weaving Ravel’s Miroirs No. 3 with a striking moment set to Frankie Valli’s The Night.
• Coverage frames the film as a restrained, tender study of mourning and repair that closes Petzold’s loose elements trilogy, even as some reviewers miss stronger emotional friction.