Implosion

17-year-old Thomas is introduced to his father's new girlfriend, everything inside him implodes. His teacher Angélica Caraballo was the reason for his parents' divorce. He blows off steam alone on his dirt bike and meets a 20-year-old Congolese woman, Djamile. She just barely survived the crossing from Libya to Europe on a hopelessly overcrowded rubber dinghy. He hides her in his hotel room and the two become close. He has no idea that the relationship with Djamile will have far-reaching consequences for him.

Keywords

  • coming of age
  • Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis
  • Kinoherz
  • migration
  • Politics: Human Rights
  • relationship

Actors

  • Sven Gielnik
  • Eye Haïdara
  • Carolina Clemente
  • Hans-Jochen Wagner
  • Ériq Ebouaney

Director

  • Sören Voigt

Drama, Romance


1h 30min


6 FSK

DE


DE

Spain
Germany
2011
17-year-old Thomas is introduced to his father's new girlfriend, everything inside him implodes. His teacher Angélica Caraballo was the reason for his parents' divorce.

17-year-old Thomas is introduced to his father's new girlfriend, everything inside him implodes. His teacher Angélica Caraballo was the reason for his parents' divorce.


He blows off steam alone on his dirt bike and meets a 20-year-old Congolese woman, Djamile. She just barely survived the crossing from Libya to Europe on a hopelessly overcrowded rubber dinghy.


He hides her in his hotel room and the two become close. He has no idea that the relationship with Djamile will have far-reaching consequences for him.

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