LONGING

A German film about love and desire with endless layers and layers of themes. On the surface, this film is about a man who is torn between loving his wife and a woman he met while away on a firefighting training camp. Beneath the surface is the story of a man caught in a fairy tale with references to Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. Dares he choose a love, and at what cost? Did he push her, did she fall accidentally, or did she fall on her own purpose? Why does he choose to die? Is this merely a story a young teenager is telling her friends, or did it really happen? The film does leave you guessing, but the discussions and interpretations that one can derive from it are endless and continuing conversations unravel more layers. A version of Mystic River of numerous layers of internal thoughts and emotions stemming from reality - but more about love and desire.