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A Coffee in Berlin (2012)

7.2

Movie

Germany
English, German
Comedy, Drama
2012
JAN-OLE GERSTER
Alexander Altomirianos, Andreas Schroders, Annika Ernst
88 min

What it's about

Niko, a twenty-something college dropout, lives for the moment as he drifts through the streets of Berlin, curiously observing everyone around him and oblivious to his growing status as an outsider. Then on one fateful day, through a series of absurdly amusing encounters, everything changes.

The take

A black and white movie, A Coffee in Berlin is an early Woody Allen reminiscent film with a great emphasis on the emotions it handles.  It flows naturally, telling the story of Niko, a young college dropout in a period of his life where he has to face loneliness and lack of money and success. He goes from observing the people of Berlin to first realizing he is becoming a stranger to them and then lastly deciding to do something about his life. It's a whimsical German film with a lot of heart, as much of a tribute to youth as it is a tribute to the city of Berlin.

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This leaves me an impression that something so obvious could be so unobvious.

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