This beautifully shot film follows the artistically blocked main character on his odyssey through modern Switzerland as seen through train or bus windows and the interiors of basic budget hotels and hostels. The urban industrial landscapes are alienating whilst the mountains and forests are stunningly beautiful. The acting appears so true to life and subtle that you'd think it was fly on the wall documentary. The pace of the plot development is steady and moves towards the essentially life affirming conclusion. I loved this film and will watch it again.
6.4Keywords: road tripfilmmakingloser
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It's been seven years since film academy graduate Stefan Keller released his celebrated short film. Ever since, Keller has been in a creative crisis. Although he already filled 2000 pages with notes for his first feature film, the rough draft is far from finished. Much to the disappointment of his girlfriend Christina whose biological clock is ticking. Now, living in a basement room and in financial distress, Keller takes on a job as an anonymous tester of youth hostels. It's the beginning of a mad odyssey: Keller desperately fights for his film idea, tries to save his relationship and encounters strange characters and ordinary folk, all searching for the meaning of life.
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The main character and his 'woes' are not in the least bit interesting. There is no payoff at all from watching this drab and dull movie. ...............................................................