Portrait
A lonely 70 year old man decides to call a male escort to his home in a last-stitch effort to live the life he was too scared to live.
A Tale of Two Birds
Memories are created and preserved when a boy paints a porcelain cup, a grandfather tells his grandchildren about two birds, and a grandmother reminisces about an unremarkable summer afternoon.
Top Billed Cast
Iris Thösen Grandma
Inge Nöcker Young Grandma
Mattes Nöcker Young Grandpa
Jannis Spölgen Grandson One
Matheo von Bentivegni Grandson Two
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