Dark Dreamers

Wednesday, 08/07/2026 | 6 pm 
Dolphin's Barn Library, Parnell Road, Dublin 12

Director: Philipp Klinger, 93 Minutes, Germany, 2020
Language: German with English subtitles

No booking required, first come, first served.

Ever since her older brother Dennis jumped to his death two years ago, 17-year-old Rebekka has been trying in vain to come to terms with his suicide. Her parents are primarily preoccupied with maintaining their respectable public image and, like the rest of the village community, have long since identified a ‘culprit’ for Dennis’s death: Vincent, his best friend, who jumped off the bridge with him at the time and miraculously survived the fall. When Vincent returns to the small village in the Black Forest after a long absence, old wounds are reopened. Rebekka, however, sees the aloof eccentric as her only chance to finally understand who her brother really was. Against the fierce opposition of Rebekka’s parents, the two teenagers grow closer and a stormy romance develops, one that is healing yet increasingly destructive. In the process, Rebekka is drawn deeper into her brother’s emotional world than she would care to be. As the situation escalates, she must make a difficult decision.

Presented by Dolphin's Barn Library and Goethe-Institut Irland.