European Film Festival "Oh Boy"
This tragicomedy is a self-ironic portrait of Niko Fischer, living from day to day. He has dropped out of law school and drifts through Berlin, observing people in the city. But everything changes on this day: Niko’s father discontinues the monthly allowance, then his girlfriend leaves. A psychologist stops Niko from driving by confiscating his driving licence, and a neighbour pours his heart out to Niko. OH BOY describes the turbulent 24 hours in the life of a young man in episodes, at the end of which nothing will be as before. The film deals with the desire to participate in life, and the difficulty to find one’s place. Black and white, tragic and funny.
Directed by Jan Ole Gerster , 82min., 2012 Germany
