Overview

• The film follows Katja, a journalist battling alcohol dependency whose attempt to quit is complicated by a destructive bond with Eddie.
• Friederike Becht leads the cast as Katja, with Hans Löw as Eddie and Anne Ratte-Polle as Simone, Katja’s boss and friend.
• Simone offers to reverse Katja’s firing on the condition that she undergoes a detox program.
• Katrin Sass appears as herself, speaking about long-term dependence and urging the protagonist to halt her reportage to focus on sobriety.
• Writer-director Mark Schlichter bases the script on his struggle with alcoholism, citing a five-day clinic detox as his salvation, and the film is available in the ZDF streaming portal ahead of its broadcast on Das Zweite tonight.