Nur Nachts

A fresh start in their mid-forties - a romantic dream or pure illusion? Petra and Peter, soon to be beyond advertising-relevant target groups, meet at a party, magically attracted by the shared misery of their mediocrity and the feeling that they have failed despite making a good living. They dare to make a new start, but two ghosts won't let them rest. Tangled romance? No thanks! The marriage plan is sabotaged. They dig up old promises, stir up fears of ageing, of failure, of making the wrong decision, of choosing the wrong partner in the wrong place. Isn't it perhaps wiser to wait for the great, unconditional love after all?

In surreal nightmare scenes, Sybille Berg dissects expectations, self-doubt and the pressure to always lead the perfect life with relish. A poetic and ludicrous drama about the courage to face up to one's own happiness. Berg is one of the most provocative voices in contemporary German-language literature. With biting humor and a slight tendency towards melancholy, she reveals the fears, dreams and social constraints of her characters - unsparingly, touchingly and always with an eye for how absurd our everyday lives sometimes are.