Anika Mauer

Shot on video with dynamic hand-held camerawork and a high volume of scathing dialogue, RENDEZVOUS is the debut of self-taught filmmaker Alexander Schüler. The film follows two couples. Without their respective partners' knowledge, all four set up dates with a person of the other couple.

When Christmas in the country turns into a deadly confrontation - the new German gangster comedy from Buck. After Samuel (Kostja Ullmann) and Edda (Alli Neumann) spend a night together in his camper, she spontaneously decides to bring him back to her home town for Christmas. But she left that place behind for good reason, because it’s dismal backcountry. The trip quickly goes off the rails when Samuel stumbles upon some shady guys in the woods who are about to murder a man. Events begin to unfold and now Samuel and Edda have to fight together for their survival …