Pingpong

Running time: 90 mins

Troubled by the emotional chaos at home, an angst-ridden teenager seeks refuge at his uncle?s house, only to realize that an emotionally-devoid environment can be even more distressing.

Paul?s family has been shattered by a recent tragedy. To escape the turmoil, Paul disappears into the countryside and pays an unexpected visit to his uncle. Uncle Stephan?s family reluctantly allows Paul to stay under the condition that Paul repairs their dilapidated pool. Over the weekend, Paul gets the rare opportunity to peer beneath the flawless veneer of his extended family, a world of unspoken needs and hidden emotions. And when Stephan leaves town, Paul is left alone with his uncle?s sexy and overbearing wife, Anna, as well his uncle?s son, Robert?opening a door to a world that perhaps should have remained locked..

Captivating and controlled, director Matthias Luthardt?s graduation piece from the Potsdam Academy paints a stark and vivid portrait of the painful secrets that pervade a seemingly typical family.


Anh Nguyen

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