Aliens

A poetic, wry black-and-white drift through young gay lives in 1990s Berlin, tender and lonely, with a quiet cult charm.

Directed by

Florian Gärtner

Genres

Drama, Tv movie

Starring

Florian Gärtner, Jasper Brandis, Peter A. Werner

Overview

The story is about a gay student - Max - and his life and sorrows in the separated Berlin...with aliens. Florian Gärtner's first film tells with a laconic sense of humor and in poetic black and white the story of gay boys in Berlin in the 1990s who come to the big city with their dreams of a free life and have to find themselves there first. “Aliens" has become a cult film in the memory of many fans over the years, but was unfortunately only rarely seen. Now there is a reunion with Max, Toby and Zenon and with the Berlin “SchwuZ" in the nineties.

How it feels

Melancholic, whimsical, earnest and dark. Slow-burning and needs your attention.

About

Identity, isolation, coming-of-age, loneliness

Content

Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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