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Kino: SIE GLAUBEN AN ENGEL, HERR DROWAK
Germany/Switzerland 2025; Director: Nicolas Steiner; Cast: Luna Wedler, Karl Markovics, among others; Running time: 128 minutes., german version
Student Lena accepts an unusual assignment on behalf of the “Office for Peace and Order”: as a writing therapist, she is paired with the embittered alcoholic Hugo Drowak. With patience and optimism, she gently opens the door to his long-buried talent—and discovers delicate poetry about love and magic within it. But as he confronts his memories, old shadows begin to stir. Lena fights to save him from himself—and to restore his faith in the good in life.
With his debut feature film, Swiss director Nicolas Steiner has created a tragicomedy in which the shadows of the past reach deep into the present.
Student Lena accepts an unusual assignment on behalf of the “Office for Peace and Order”: as a writing therapist, she is paired with the embittered alcoholic Hugo Drowak. With patience and optimism, she gently opens the door to his long-buried talent—and discovers delicate poetry about love and magic within it. But as he confronts his memories, old shadows begin to stir. Lena fights to save him from himself—and to restore his faith in the good in life.
With his debut feature film, Swiss director Nicolas Steiner has created a tragicomedy in which the shadows of the past reach deep into the present.
