Islands in the City

Dec 1, 2021

0h 23m

★ 0.0

A soft-apocalyptic rom-com featuring sunsets and sweets.

Overview

Like ghosts, the temporarily shut down cruise ships lie in the port of Hamburg. A young man comes into town and is stranded on the riverbank, waiting for a message. He watches couples strolling along in the sunset and gets himself some sweets. In a moment of collective pause, ISLANDS IN THE CITY captures a fragile romance. There is a departure in the air, the destination of which no one seems to know.

Genres

Documentary

Drama

Romance

Comedy

Production Companies

Ohne Falsch Film

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Cast

Nils Timm

Pavlo Dalakishvili

Marian Freistühler

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