Our monthly Goethe on Demand pick

Berlin, Hamburg, Munich, Cologne—what lies outside Germany’s metropolises? “City, Country, River—A Cinematic Journey Across Germany” is a new yearlong Goethe on Demand series exploring everyday realities in less known parts of Germany, with a new film offered every month.

 
Kerstin, who nursed her father for twenty years until his recent death, is slowly finding her way back to life as she embarks on a kayak tour through the Mecklenburg Lake Plateau. She keeps to herself and speaks only when necessary—until she meets another woman, Alima, on the water trail. Just as she begins to fall in love, Kerstin’s estranged brother enters the picture with an inheritance dispute.

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Alaska
Dir. Max Gleschinski
With Christina Große, Pegah Ferydoni, Milena Dreißig, Karsten Antonio Mielke
Germany, 2023
124 minutes