Over the course of a century, as four girls from different time periods experience their youth on a German farm, their lives become intertwined until time seems to dissolve.
The film weaves together a mosaic of lives across different decades, focusing on four adolescent girls—Alma (1910s), Erika (1940s, WWII), Angelika (1980s, East Germany/GDR), and Lenka (contemporary/2020s)—growing up within the same weathered walls. It explores the cyclical nature of womanhood, intergenerational trauma, systemic patriarchal oppression, isolation, and the quiet endurance of young women against the backdrop of Germany’s turbulent 20th-century history.
The film premiered in competition at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Jury Prize. It was theatrically released in Germany by Neue Visionen on August 28, 2025. It swept the 76th German Film Awards, winning every of the 10 categories it was nominated for, including Best Film, Director, and Screenplay.
The film is available here:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/amzn1.dv.gti.68e29b52-cc6e-4998-9d3a-21c92b64544c?ref_=atv_cf_strg_wb
Watch the film before Thursday, October 22, then join the Zoom meeting at 7:00PM and come prepared with your comments and questions. DGC Board Member Marsha McCoy will once again be our moderator, and other Board Members will participate in the discussion as well.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://austincollege.zoom.us/j/89999403958?pwd=HifJEzKg5hqyMXYXJaYzHSmwoobbaF.1
Meeting ID: 899 9940 3958
Passcode: 148104
For further questions please email us: info@dallasgoethecenter.org.
We look forward to seeing you on Thursday, October 22 @7:00 PM via Zoom!