WNDX Feature Documentary: Feet in Water, Head on Fire
Pay What You Can
Dir. Christian Petzold
2023, Germany, 102 min
German with English subtitles
While vacationing by the Baltic Sea, writer Leon (Thomas Schubert) and photographer Felix (Langston Uibel) are surprised by the presence of Nadja (Paula Beer), a mysterious young woman staying as a guest at Felix’s family’s holiday home. Nadja distracts Leon from finishing his latest novel and with brutal honesty, forces him to confront his caustic temperament and self-absorption. As Nadja and Leon grow closer, an encroaching forest fire threatens the group and tensions escalate when a handsome lifeguard and Leon’s tight-lipped book editor also arrive. Christian Petzold’s acclaimed latest was the winner of the Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize at this year’s Berlin International Film Festival.
“A summer dramedy of manners that will leave you scorched “ – Globe and Mail
“Christian Petzold’s smouldering wet, hot German summer” – Original CIN
