Overview

• Mascha Schilinski’s second feature, set to open nationwide on 28 August, arrives on the back of a Cannes Jury Prize that put the film on the international map.
• The German Oscar selection committee chose the title as the country’s official submission for the 2026 Best International Feature race, with the Academy longlist decision expected on 16 December.
• Critics praise the cinematography, sound design and performances, while several note that the fragmentary narrative can obscure character ties and causal clarity.
• The drama unfolds entirely on a single Vierseitenhof in the Altmark across four eras—from the 1910s to today—using four girls’ perspectives to explore transgenerational trauma and memory.
• The cast includes Lena Urzendowsky, Lea Drinda, Luise Heyer, Hanna Heckt and Susanne Wuest, and the 149-minute film was developed and shot in the Altmark, where the farmhouse became a defining creative locus.