1962. Johannes Leinert, together with his doctoral advisor, travels to a physics congress in the Swiss Alps, where an Iranian scientist is set to reveal a “groundbreaking theory of quantum mechanics”. But when the physicists arrive at the five-star hotel, the Iranian guest is nowhere to be found. In the absence of a new theory to be discussed, the physics community patiently turns to skiing. Johannes, however, remains at the hotel to work on his doctor’s thesis, but soon finds himself distracted, developing a special fascination with Karin, a young jazz pianist. When one of the German physicists is found dead one morning, two inspectors arrive on the scene, investigating a homicide case. Soon, Johannes finds himself dragged into a sinister story of false memories, real nightmares, impossible love and a dark, roaring mystery hidden beneath the mountain.
Language: German, French
Subtitles: Italian
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Director
Timm Kröger
Born 1985 in Itzehoe, Germany. He studied at the European Film College in Ebeltoft and at the Filmakademie Baden-Württenberg in Ludwigsburg. Since 2018 he is part of The Barricades, a Berlin-based production company. THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING (2023) is his feature film debut as screenwriter and director.
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