Overview
- The film adapts Maximilian Leo’s novel built around a fictional S‑Bahn ‘mass escape’ that probes how invention becomes public memory.
- Set in 2019 around the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Wall, the story follows a video-store owner thrust into celebrity by a reporter’s narrative.
- Reviews highlight a buoyant ensemble and empathetic tone, with praise for Charly Hübner alongside turns from Christiane Paul, Daniel Brühl, Jürgen Vogel and Peter Kurth.
- Producers chose a December theatrical release rather than a Berlinale February slot, positioning the movie for a holiday-season run.
- Coverage notes the film was finished in Becker’s spirit with help from Achim von Borries, and some reviews cite differing dates for the fictional incident, echoing its theme of mutable memory.