German director Christian Schwochow returns home for this take on the rise of the far right in contemporary Europe.
Though spirited performances bring the material to life to an extent, the screenplay never quite manages to make the extreme conversion of its main character, who lost her mother and siblings in a terrorist attack in Berlin, credible. This, in turn, makes the project’s prospects beyond home turf something of a question mark, though streamers looking for topical fare will want to take a look. The Berlinale stamp of approval — where it screened as a Special Gala — certainly can't hurt.
Alex himself miraculously survives because he’s just left the building to pick up some stuff from his car. Maxi had also left home before the explosion. But Ines and the kids, as well as seven others, die. It is then that Maxi drifts away from her father and into the orbit of the handsome titular Karl , who knows how to exploit her rage and confusion for his own ends.
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