Jonas is a photographer, ignoring messages from his girlfriend. He picks up his friend Philip at the airport for a planned trip. Philip is gay and Jonas is quite comfortable with that. The two lived together for 11 months in England, but haven't seen each other since. Philip is not sure what he wants to do with his life. Jonas asks him to move from England to Germany and live with him. He tells Philip that he needs him in his life.
They pick up a hitchhiker. Boris is Polish and both think of him as a little wild. Initially Philip seems jealous of how well Boris and Jonas get along. When Philip tells Boris that he is gay, Boris seems uncomfortable. Over the next few days Boris becomes intrigued and "hooks up" with Philip. The two become affectionate, to the jealousy of Jonas. This culminates in Jonas going into the shower and kissing a puzzled Philip and then walking away. When the three are having breakfast the next day Jonas tries to speak to Boris but can't get out what he wants to say. Philip says it for him: Boris, it is time for you to leave. Boris' reaction runs a large gamut of emotions...thinking it's a joke, letting it soak in, sudden tears, staring into Philip's eyes, looking several times at Jonas and finally understanding he is the odd man out. My perception is that this was Boris' first gay sex and it had become emotional for him.
The movie ends with Jonas and Philip setting up photographs for an exhibition, with Jonas rejecting several photos of Philip and Boris together. There is clearly affection between them. Whether that affection is romantic and sexual was not clear to me.
I found this a rather serene movie, with beautiful landscapes and locations such as an old building, beautiful manor, an impressive van. I think some descriptions of the movie may lead people to expect something more erotic or titillating, but it seems more a movie about friendship. It's much more about relationships that plot, though we learn quite a bit about everyone.
They pick up a hitchhiker. Boris is Polish and both think of him as a little wild. Initially Philip seems jealous of how well Boris and Jonas get along. When Philip tells Boris that he is gay, Boris seems uncomfortable. Over the next few days Boris becomes intrigued and "hooks up" with Philip. The two become affectionate, to the jealousy of Jonas. This culminates in Jonas going into the shower and kissing a puzzled Philip and then walking away. When the three are having breakfast the next day Jonas tries to speak to Boris but can't get out what he wants to say. Philip says it for him: Boris, it is time for you to leave. Boris' reaction runs a large gamut of emotions...thinking it's a joke, letting it soak in, sudden tears, staring into Philip's eyes, looking several times at Jonas and finally understanding he is the odd man out. My perception is that this was Boris' first gay sex and it had become emotional for him.
The movie ends with Jonas and Philip setting up photographs for an exhibition, with Jonas rejecting several photos of Philip and Boris together. There is clearly affection between them. Whether that affection is romantic and sexual was not clear to me.
I found this a rather serene movie, with beautiful landscapes and locations such as an old building, beautiful manor, an impressive van. I think some descriptions of the movie may lead people to expect something more erotic or titillating, but it seems more a movie about friendship. It's much more about relationships that plot, though we learn quite a bit about everyone.