Love Suddenly

The toy salesman and nostalgic Jakob (Kostja Ullmann), who is still devoted to his childhood love Marie (Julia Hartmann), meets her again after years. Due to a misunderstanding, Marie believes that Jakob is now a successful photographer. Since Jakob, who is anything but successful, notices that Marie is now beginning to see him with different eyes, he does not clear up the error. And faster than Jakob can say “white lie”, he finds himself in a net of half-truths and untruths. With the female expertise of his self-confident colleague Lotte (Kim Riedle), Jakob creates a past that portrays him more successfully and more maturely than he actually is. They still get active support from Jakob’s best friend (Johannes Allmayer). But the closer Jakob gets to his goal of winning Marie back, the more he moves away from what really makes him special. And worse! Jacob distances himself from the people who like and love him as he really is.

Festivals & Awards

• 61. Nordische Filmtage Lübeck | 2019 | Sektion Filmforum