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Excellently performed and very funny (and equally sad) in many parts, wonderful documentary footage of drunk politicians in between, somewhat foreseeable ups and downs of the story, perhaps even a rather plot-driven ending...overall a great idea and well realized, but not necessarily worth an Oscar I would say.

A very unusual love story if love is the right word (fatal attraction?)...very emotionally performed, very relatable...about a woman who has to fight with her lack of self-esteem in the world of money and glamour surrounding her beloved one...while she needs a stable and strong shoulder, he needs his freedoms and emotional ups and downs which drive her literally crazy. Anything but a light-hearted film, but very worthwhile.

Well performed and directed story of a young woman rebelling against her conservative parents (perhaps unconsciously), trying to find belonging in a group and falling in love with an antihero. Although it's good that the film doesn't try to explain things, it still lacks depth and relatability (as compared to classics such as "Baader-Meinhof-Complex" for example) and has an ambiguous ending that could be read as a call to arms...not sure why this became Germany's entry for the Oscars, the direction is indeed "youthful" but not particularly innovative.