Germany in the not-too-distant future: The borders are closed, refugees are collected in camps and turned away or accepted. The mood is charged, a police detachment is responsible for keeping the crowd in check. Volt is one of the cops. He accidentally kills a French refugee. The violence spirals out of control. Volt starts up a relationship with the sister of the man he killed and winds up between the fronts.
Acting
Fürmann's haunted stillness carries the whole film.
Cinematography
Cramped 4:3 ratio traps you in Volt's guilt.
Direction
Ehlail's debut punches way above its weight.
Director
Tarek Ehlail
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