Pia Frankenberg

Falling in love after a meet-cute on Hamburg’s frozen-over Alster Lake, Martha—a filmmaker with guilt over her privilege—and stalled architecture student Alfred begin a lively back-and-forth on every topic du jour. Meanwhile, Martha cohabits with her nanny’s family to feel a sense of social reality.

During Hamburg’s housing shortage, German car mechanic Gina must share an apartment with Harry, a newly single drummer and pyromaniac from London. She plans to get rid of him immediately, but Harry, well-experienced in marital conflicts, proves to be an equal match to relationship-terrorist Gina.