Commitment Phobia

Director: Helena Hufnagel
Country: Germany
Year: 2021
Language: German with English subtitles
Cast: Frederick Lau, Luise Heyer, Henriette Confurius, Tedros Teclebrhan, Maximilian Brückner

Love in times of online dating: Meet Tim, a young man who enjoys all the perks of his single life. He moves from one partner on to the next, with no strings attached. His casual, zero-consequences lifestyle is turned upside down when he meets “Ghost”, Tim’s female counterpart who is fittingly named after her habit of ghosting her partners. Confronted with his own behavior, Tim begins to realize that he might be ready for something more – which of course is pushing his love interest away.

This beautifully staged and wonderfully acted romantic comedy breaks its genre boundaries and offers a piercingly honest portrait of a generation that is experiencing commitment phobia.