Courage

A hazy, flickering romance that feels staged and dreamlike, asking you to sit with its uneasy pull between intimacy and ideology.

Directed by

Maximilian Karakatsanis

Genres

Drama

Starring

Martin Schnippa, Annalena Thielemann

Overview

An actor meets a subversive journalist in Budapest, and they have to decide between love in political resistance and artistic self-realization. Shot on flickering VHS, the film reflects an oversaturated, stylized and staged idea of romance.

How it feels

Melancholic, romantic, earnest and tense. Slow-burning and demanding.

About

Love, politics, art, identity

Content

Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.

Note

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