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Acting
Peter Kurth's simmering resentment is *chef's kiss* uncomfortable
Direction
Brühl directing his own humiliation: narcissism or self-awareness?
Writing
Conversational power plays that escalate like a slow-motion car crash

Director
Daniel Brühl
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