Overview
- The film adapts Leif Randt’s 2020 cult novel for the screen, with Randt writing the screenplay and Anna Roller directing.
- Sylvaine Faligant makes her feature debut as Tanja opposite Jannis Niewöhner as Jerome.
- The story tracks a long‑distance relationship between two thirty‑somethings, focusing on how they analyze their feelings and negotiate closeness.
- Reviewers say the movie preserves the book’s analytical detail while dialing down its ironic voice through voiceover, camerawork, and a steady edit.
- Coverage frames the release as a snapshot of a pre‑pandemic mood, with one outlet praising its warmth and craft and another faulting its privileged, unlikeable leads.