Ein Weg

A kiss by the sea, a promise for life. Who goes to the Baltic coast in the autumn? Nobody except Martin and Andreas. They come here every year and, every year, their son Max is a bit taller, and their own faces a bit older. This time Martin is fed up. The weather’s unpleasant and he’d much rather have stayed at home. Andreas on the other hand tears off his clothes and jumps into the freezing sea. A worried Martin tries to stop him and, stumbling, gulps down the salty water. Back at their holiday home the mood is weighed down by their different expectations of how they should spend their holidays together. What do they have left after all these years?
So many films about relationships end at the point when the couple have found each other. For director Chris Miera however this is precisely the moment when the interesting stories begin. What is the force that causes two people out of billions to decide to spend so much of their lives together? And what makes couples decide to part after such a long time? These are the questions that Ein Weg (Paths) sensitively investigates.

details

  • Runtime

    107 min
  • Country

    Germany
  • Year of Presentation

    2017
  • Year of Production

    2017
  • Director

    Chris Miera
  • Cast

    Mike Hoffmann, Mathis Reinhardt, Tom Böttcher, Cai Cohrs
  • Production Company

    Filmuniversität Babelsberg Konrad Wolf
  • Berlinale Section

    perspective german cinema
  • Berlinale Category

    Feature Film

Biography Chris Miera

Born in Schwedt, Germany, he lives in Berlin. He directed his first film whilst still at school in Beijing. In 2008 he began studying computer science but transferred to the Film University Babelsberg Konrad Wolf in 2010 where he is currently taking a postgraduate master scholar course in film and television direction. Ein Weg (Paths) is his graduation film.

Filmography Chris Miera

2011 Gefühlt | 2012 Im April | 2013 Geteilt | 2014 Cottbus Festivaltrailer | 2016 Die Kraft die bleibt