Black and white, languid jazz, unmotivated protagonists and innocuous jokes, the film opens with a certain Woody Allen vibe. This debut novel from German director Jan Ole Gerst recounts the trivia in the life of an ordinary young man in Berlin. Tom Schilling, who made his name in "Hitler's Boys" at his 30s but still looks innocent, plays the protagonist, Niko Fischer, a law school dropout. Nick kept the secret from his father, and still received living expenses from his father every month. Other than that, his life could be called idle. Because of this, his girlfriend breaks up with him, and Nick moves to a new place where he meets a new neighbor (Eusters van Dononi) who is mired in a midlife crisis. Granted, Nick was often bored, but he was reluctant to make any changes. Until his father discovered the fact that he had dropped out of school, Nick's source of life was interrupted. Nonetheless, audiences felt sympathy for Nick, who had nothing to do on screen. Nick's buddy, Mattzer (Marco Hausman), is a less-than-successful actor who's working on a WWII-themed sensational drama. The film's leading man is a Nazi (Ender Kravett), but the actor on the set brings Nick an unexpected experience.
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