Der Buchspazierer

In the organizer's words:

Day after day, Carl Kollhoff stands in the back room of a bookshop and carefully wraps books in paper to deliver them to regular customers in the city. Books are the greatest happiness of the taciturn older man, who otherwise shies away from any contact with other people. On one of his rounds, nine-year-old Schascha follows in his footsteps. Carl reluctantly gets involved with the girl, who from then on accompanies him on his errands and calls him the "book walker". Schascha quickly wins the hearts of Carl's regular customers and not only upsets their lives, but also causes Carl to break out of his own world.

DER BUCHSPAZIERER, based on the bestselling novel of the same name by Carsten Henn, is a warm-hearted homage to literature, life and love that conjures up great emotions on the screen. A feel-good movie that makes you dream, cry and laugh. Published in November 2020, the novel has so far inspired over 500,000 readers in German-speaking countries, was in the top 10 of the Spiegel bestseller list for months and has been successfully sold in 29 countries worldwide. The film adaptation marks the directorial debut of Ngo The Chau ("Drift: Partners in Crime"), who is also responsible for the camera.