Jess and her family are packing their suitcases for a trip to Tenerife, but on the eve of their vacation, the young woman dies tragically. A year later, the pain still hasn’t subsided: her mother, sister, and boyfriend are each trying in their own way to come to terms with their grief. Tormented by their loss, they set out on the trip that never happened. Under the Tenerife sun, memories of the past come alive and begin to heal. The film masterfully blends the present and the past, as well as the experiences of loss, guilt, and responsibility. The director describes her screenplay as “a gentle slip into surrealism, while still firmly grounded in reality,” and the atmosphere that matches this vision was created by Gregor Oke, the cinematographer of the acclaimed film *After the Sun*. With its original structure, the film earned Sandra Wollner the title of Best Film in the prestigious “Un Certain Regard” section of the Cannes Film Festival.
Sandra Wollner
Sandra Wollner (b. 1983) is an Austrian film director and screenwriter. She studied documentary film directing at the Film Academy Baden-Württemberg. Her debut film, *The Impossible Film*, shot on 16mm film, won numerous awards, including the German Film Critics’ Award. With her second feature film, *The Misfortune of Being Born* (2020), she won the Special Jury Prize in the “Encounters” section of the Berlin Film Festival and the “Grand Diagonale” Prize for Best Feature Film. Sandra Wollner lives in Berlin.
N-13
Drama
Language: German
Subtitles: Lithuanian, English
