In the middle of winter, 15-year-old Leo travels to the coast of northern Italy to find the man who has been missing all these years: her father Paolo. What begins as a quiet hope turns into an encounter with old wounds and new longings. Paolo, long anchored in another life, is shaken by Leo's appearance. Between silence, anger and foreign languages, father and daughter feel their way towards each other.

With authentic characters, humor and poetry, Alissa Jung avoids possible clichés in this moving coming-of-age story about closeness and distance, responsibility and neglect. The two main characters embody with sensitivity and emotional power how difficult and beautiful it can be to really meet in individual moments. Meanwhile, cinematographer Carolina Steinbrecher's images show wintry beaches away from the postcard idyll, but with the tender idea of a new beginning.

ENG: In the middle of winter, 15-year-old Leo travels to the coast of northern Italy to find the man who has been missing all these years: her father Paolo. What begins as a quiet hope turns into an encounter with old wounds and new longings. Paolo, long since anchored in a different life, is shaken by Leo's appearance. Between silence, anger, and foreign languages, father and daughter tentatively feel their way toward each other.

With authentic characters, humor, and poetry, Alissa Jung navigates potential clichés in this moving coming-of-age story about closeness and distance, responsibility and failure. The two main actors embody with sensitivity and emotional power how difficult and beautiful it can be to truly encounter each other in individual moments. Meanwhile, cinematographer Carolina Steinbrecher's images show winter beaches far from the idyllic postcard setting, but with the delicate idea of a new beginning. (German, English, Italien with German subtitles)