German writer-director Angelina Maccarone's deceptively slight drama unfolds in overlapping parts told from three points of view, one for each of a trio of very different women whose destinies intersect on the road from Germany to The Nehterlands.
It's Christmas Eve in Pulheim, a dreary suburb of Cologne, and Francesca Conchiglia (Esther Zimmering) is preparing dinner for her Italian-born father (Aykut Kayacik) and 17-year-old sister, Antonietta (Kim Schnitzer). Their German mother abandoned her family when Antonietta was three and Francesca was ten; responsible Francesca, now a cab driver with no time for love, took over running the household and caring for...
Released:
2007
Rated:
R
Length:
97 mins