Overview
- Reviews published on Friday praised Eva Trobisch’s restrained, observational direction and the strength of the ensemble cast, with particular notice for newcomer Frida Hornemann and Max Riemelt.
- The film follows 16‑year‑old Lea as a The Voice–style casting show pulls her and her relatives into public view, forcing private tensions to surface.
- Greiz, Thuringia serves as more than backdrop: restored palaces and decaying industry frame conflicts over a Brussels‑funded Upper Castle museum and a family pension facing collapse.
- Trobisch assembles the story through fragmentary scenes, shifting perspectives and documentary‑textured 16mm cinematography in a 116‑minute running time that resists neat resolutions.
- Seen as a notable entry in contemporary Ost‑Kino, the film raises questions about how media spectacle and heritage funding shape identity, memory and everyday life in post‑reunification eastern Germany.