Small town dwellers Tobi and Achim are best friends, but Achim's girlfriend is beginning to come between them. The a crew of rowers from Berlin comes to town, and Tobi is really confused.
by William Thomas |
Published on
Release Date:
26 Aug 2005
Running Time:
NaN minutes
Certificate:
TBC
Original Title:
Summer Storm
Whether gay or straight, the majority of mainstream teen romances are populated by impossibly photogenic lookers. Yet theres something disconcertingly Aryan about the statuesque kids in this German rites-of-passage pic.
Any story about confused sexual identity is going to litter the action with bodies beautiful to make the leads choice more agonising. But here the camera fetishises in a decidedly Jarmanian manner thats at odds with lead actor Robert Stadlobers gauche hesitancy. His emotional cruelty towards would-be girlfriend Alicja Bachleda-Curus also feels overdone.
While it's unconvincing on an individual level, its group dynamic is sharp and credible, as Stadlobers rustic Bavarian buddies receive a few life lessons from a streetwise queer crew from Berlin.
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