Directed by Rolf S. Wolkenstein. Long ago — nine years ago, actually — I did the subtitles to this film for Subs Hamburg.
An impressive début feature by Rolf S. Wolkenstein that takes a wry, unflinching look at young people suddenly facing the hard realities of life on a deceptively sunny vacation island."
Personally, I found the film really good, and while I was happy about the fate of one character, that of another left me depressed... though, in truth, I would've been far more depressed had different music welled up during the resolution of her story: as a native speaker, I really find that "emotionally meaningful", English-language songs played over emotionally heavy scenes should not be sung by people with accents thicker than those of Baccara.
Trailer:
The plot synopsis to the movie, as found on Rolf S. Wolkenstein's website: "Sun, sea, sex – it's there for the taking on paradise island! And that's what they're there for, kids like Elisa (Zoé Anna Weiland), Richie (Manuel Cortez, also found somewhere in Die Nacht der lebenden Loser [2004 / trailer]), Florian (Sebastian Achilles) and Daniel (Tom Lass, also found somewhere in Krabat [2008 / trailer]). ... They've left the cold, grey North behind for fun and adventure on a Mediterranean island. Elisa: rich, spoiled, fleeing from daddy and his stifling upper-class morals. Richie: the sexy drifter for whom every woman is a potential meal ticket. Florian: sensitive, gentle, the type not only girls gravitate to. Daniel: stuck between adolescence and small-mindedness. But even in paradise there are some dark corners that never get any sun. It's where you can lose your way, or your bearings ... where you can discover love or refuse to see it ... where you realize that you haven't really left the cold, grey North behind – but that it's inside you – and that this is real life ...An impressive début feature by Rolf S. Wolkenstein that takes a wry, unflinching look at young people suddenly facing the hard realities of life on a deceptively sunny vacation island."
Personally, I found the film really good, and while I was happy about the fate of one character, that of another left me depressed... though, in truth, I would've been far more depressed had different music welled up during the resolution of her story: as a native speaker, I really find that "emotionally meaningful", English-language songs played over emotionally heavy scenes should not be sung by people with accents thicker than those of Baccara.
Not from the film —
Baccara singing Yes Sir, I Can Boogie:
Baccara singing Yes Sir, I Can Boogie:
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