Der Schrei

Niko breaks into a disco, gets kicked out; meets Eva and robs her; takes a nap; is at the employment office, asks for a cookie; takes care of his best friend, wants to rob a bank; is thirsty, is ignored; visits a cemetery, steals from a grave; meets an old lady and robs her too; has dinner at his parents’ in the evening, strangles someone; sings in a laundry mat; falls asleep at work, gets fired; has breakfast with the old lady, goes for a walk with her; sits in the park.

For Niko, social rules are foreign. He lets himself drift aimlessly in everyday life and always rubs people the wrong way, not because he’s breaking the rules, but simply because he doesn’t follow them. He is constantly searching and wants to experience something new, no matter what it is.

Source: 52. Internationale Hofer Filmtage 2018