Short film
Altering Ego
2024 · 27 min
A quiet, uncomfortable watch that sits with guilt and routine in a sterile setting, asking patience and emotional endurance.
- Directed by
- Caspar Wallrabe
- Genres
- Drama
- Starring
- Ursina Lardi, Christoph Bach, Anton Koelbl
- Overview
- Tomas looks after Martin, who has end-stage Alzheimer's, in the care home. At the same time, Tomas has a relationship with Martin's wife Petra. In the nursing home, they conceal their relationship, which is characterized by routine.
- How it feels
- Melancholic, tense, dark and earnest. Slow-burning and demanding.
- About
- Grief, betrayal, isolation, guilt
- 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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- Directed by
- Caspar Wallrabe
- Genres
- Drama
- Starring
- Ursina Lardi, Christoph Bach, Anton Koelbl


