Breaking Horizons

Breaking Horizons

2012 · 90 min · DE · 6.3 (25 votes)
Dir. Pola Beck · Starring Aylin Tezel, Henrike von Kuick, Tómas Lemarquis, Godehard Giese, Marion Mitterhammer, Lutz Blochberger
Drama

“Congratulations, you’re pregnant!” Lara can hardly believe what the doctor has just told her. The 25-year-old spends her nights hanging around Berlin with best friend Nora, having lost interest in her architectural studies long ago. She has no idea what to do with her life – she does a lot, but nothing properly. She now finds herself pregnant after a night of passion with a charming barman she met at a party. Nora is thrilled by the news though, proclaiming: “we’re having a baby!” After some initial doubts, Lara too begins to see her pregnancy as a chance. Together with Nora, she sets about painting the nursery and goes in search of the baby’s father. Then the gynaecologist gives Lara some bad news…

VIBE

A quiet, introspective journey through unexpected life turns. It feels like a thoughtful, character-focused indie drama, exploring the anxieties and quiet hopes of a young woman navigating a sudden, life-altering event with a close friend by her side.

introspectivemelancholichopefulanxioussteadyindie dramanaturalisticEuropean arthousecharacter-drivenunplanned pregnancyidentityfriendshipself-discovery
pregnancyone-night standwoman director