SUMMER IN BERLIN Made in Germany

There is an artistry to the narrative vision of Andreas Dresen’s (GRILL POINT, NIGHT SHAPES) films that enable him to infuse his simple morality tales with a breadth of sensibility and understanding, turning them into something so much more.

SUMMER IN BERLIN captures a short period in the lives of two women, best friends living in contemporary Berlin. Nike is in a doomed relationship with a trucker, and Katrin is suffering a breakdown after a thwarted rape. But it’s Katrin’s adolescent son Max who acts as both the glue between them and the narrative’s driving force: his failed seduction of a school friend sets in motion this moment for both the women. With a keen eye and incredible love for its characters, director Dresen has crafted the story of two girlfriends, who, from their balcony, overlook their turbulent world where the right men are all too often exactly wrong.

Fueled by an outstanding ensemble cast and screenwriter Wolfgang Kohlhaase’s light tough to tell a deep story, SUMMER IN BERLIN is a film of immense richness. It’s everything we’ve come to expect from a Dresen film about life.