A Belarusian model dreaming of a career in China finds herself drawn to a mysterious loner who works the night shift at a morgue. Their encounter unsettles her sense of body, beauty, and mortality. The fragile love story of two outsiders who turn each other’s worlds upside down and discover that they are not alone.
A turning point in two young lives in Belarus – a moment of defiance against stigma and exclusion. Open questions about a future not yet decipherable arise, like something smoldering in the haze of sultry summer nights.
Belarus, Germany, Austria; 2026; 115 minutes
Release: January 23, 2026
Written & Directed by ELSA KREMSER, LEVIN PETER
Production PANAMA FILM / RAUMZEITFILM / MA.JA.DE
Produced by LIXI FRANK, DAVID BOHUN, ELSA KREMSER, LEVIN PETER
MUSIC RECORDING AT PARADOX PARADISE BERLIN
ORCHESTRATOR — DIEGO RAMOS RODRIGUEZ
ADDITIONAL VIOLIN AND VIOLA — GRÉGOIRE SIMON
COMPOSER’S ASSISTANT — JAN GLAUSER
PRO TOOLS EDITOR — FELIX TRAWOEGER
Music MIXER — SAMUEL SCHWENK
MASTERING — WOLFGANG LOOS
ORCHESTRA RECORDING AT SYNCHRON STAGE VIENNA
FIRST VIOLIN — DAMIR ORASCANIN, LUKAS MEDLAM, RAINER SULZGRUBER
SECOND VIOLIN — KATARINA VESELSKA, PLAMENA IVANOVA, JOHANNA SULZGRUBER
VIOLA — ALIONA KOMAROVSKAIA, ANGELICA CRUZ, ANIKO BIRO
CELLO — KATHARINA STEININGER, MICHAEL DUKHNICH, GERGELY KOLOZSVARI
CONTRABASS — FRANZ KÖNIG, LASZLO MAGYAR
FLUTE — BORIS LIPOV, LAURA AMERSTORFER, JAZMIN BRISTYAN
CLARINET — WOLFGANG KLINSER
Bassoon — CHRISTIAN WALCHER, BALINT VERTESI
CONDUCTOR — GOTTFRIED RABL
CONCERTMASTER —DAMIR ORASCANIN
Sound Engineer — TRISTAN LINTON
PROTOOLS OPERATOR — LUKAS LUTZOW
MUSIC PREP — SUGI SHIN
STAGE MANAGER — CAMERON MASTERS
MONITORING — STEPHAN HUBER
ORCHESTRA CONTRACTOR — MARTON BARKA
COORDINATORS — SABINE TUCMANDL, ASTRID HÖGER
PUBLISHER — KOBROW MUSIKVERLAG
“Amidst pulsating strobe lights and pounding techno beats – including tracks by Ed Davenport, John Gürtler, and local techno artists – a magnetic pull unfolds, drawing the viewer into a dizzying nocturnal cosmos that, in its most intense moments, borders on a surreal labyrinth.”
— Arabella Wintermayr, taz
Locarno Film Festival: Special Jury Prize – International Competition; Pardo for Best Performance
International Competition
Viennale: Erste Bank Film Award
Cologne Film Festival: Best of Cinema Fiction
Festival del Cinema Europeo: Golden Olive Tree Award
Sarajevo Film Festival: Arthouse Cinema Award
CICAE – International Competition
