Stars:- Franz Rogowski, Paula Beer.
Georg, a German political refugee currently resides in Paris. He is responsible for delivering the letter to a writer. He went to his house and saw that the gentleman had committed suicide. It was at this time that the arrests began in Paris. He took a train to visit Marseille. He met a man on the train but he died in the middle of the train. When he reached Marseille, he passed the news to his wife and son. Meanwhile, in the course of events, he had a talk with the writer’s wife. Later the two fell in love. You have to see the picture to see what happens next.
While watching this film, you will realise that it is difficult to predict the time period. Police in Paris are arresting German refugees but there is no way to understand the time. We will see some modern cars on the road, meanwhile there is no sign of internet or mobile. By doing this, this film wants to say that the old refugee crisis still exists. Time is immaterial here.
We see the main character of the film in different ways. His relationship with the boy is like that of a father-son relationship. Then he fell in love with the writer’s wife. There he took the role of a lover.
He has lost his identity somewhere while trying to play these various characters. He somehow lost his own identity. That is exactly what happens when you are a refugee. And surprisingly, you don’t feel anything for the lead character. Perhaps the issue is so much normalized that we don’t feel anymore for the people who don’t have any land to stay. A fine film by Christian Petzold.
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