Dir: Sarah Miro Fischer | Drama, Germany, Spain | 2025 | 97 min | drama | German
A simply told but morally complex and compulsive slow-burner about trust and family relationships put to the test when a brother is challenged.
Rose is very close to her older brother Sam. Almost too close in their mother’s opinion. The three of them form a tight nuclear family with two siblings getting on like a house on fire expressing their feelings physically rather than verbally. Rise moves into Sam’s cramped apartment when she finds herself homeless after an argument with her partner.
One night Sam brings home a girl who later accuses him of rape and Rose naturally jumps to defend her brother, truthfully relating the events from her point of view although she is uncertain of what actually happened.
The film edges forward tentatively, relying on the actors’ gestures and eye contact rather than dialogue to tell its story and in this way first time filmmaker Moro Fischer keeps us glued to the screen, with a stunning central performance from Marie Bloching in the title role. @MeredithTaylor
BERLINALE 2025 | PANORAMA