Overview
- The feature reaches theaters across Germany following a world premiere at Tallinn Black Nights and a stop at Filmfest Bremen.
- The film traces an unlikely bond between Buschi, a German man with Down syndrome, and Hideo Kitamura, a Japanese tourist, built largely without spoken dialogue.
- Aladdin Detlefsen makes his first lead appearance in a feature film as Buschi, with veteran actor Kanji Tsuda co-starring as Hideo.
- The production grew from an idea by Bremen theater maker Gotthart Kuppel and worked closely with the Blaumeier-Atelier, a collective that casts artists with and without disabilities.
- Stuber departs from his darker, nocturnal dramas for bright, summery images and fairytale notes, with recurring symbols such as frogs underscoring themes of dignity and friendship.