SYNOPSIS
Clemens starts a new job as a massage therapist in a luxury hotel. He is shy but sensitive and likes to work with his guests' energies. The ladies he massages fall for his hands and make advances to him that throw him off balance. Lara, who works in the kitchen, tries it the hard way. She shakes Clemens up and brings him out of his shell. She is the knife, he is the spoon. Opposites attract. She tries to rid him of his fears, he tries to rid her of her addiction. Clemens finds Lara at the beach, carries her home and cleans the vomit from her face. They light boats on fire, take a nightdive into the hotel pool and drink coffee at the laundry cart. Clemens plays the guitar and Lara dances to it, although she can't. An unlikely couple falls in love.
Awards
Max Ophüls Award | , Germany, 2014
Best Production, Direction, Screenwriting, Best Actress, Best Actor, Young German Cinema Award | Munich FF, Germany,, 2013
Slamdance Trailer Competition Grand Prize | Slamdance FF, USA, 2014
CAST & CREW

Jakob Lass
Director
Producer(s)
Ines Schiller, Golo Schultz
Script
Ines Schiller, Nico Woche, Timon Schäppi, Jakob Lass
Director of Photography
Timon Schäppi
Production designer
Timon Schäppi
Music by
Golo Schultz
Sound
Julius Middendorff
Edit
Gesa Jäger
Cast
Lana Cooper, Franz Rogowski, Georg Ludwig-Grosse, Simone Düring, Eric Popp
Production company(ies)
Hochschule für Film und Fernsehen Konrad Wolf (Potsdam-Babelsberg)
Jakob Lass
He trained as an actor and was a member of the Filmarche in Berlin-Kreuzberg and participated in the 2008 Berlinale Talent Campus. Since 2009, he has been studying Directing at the Konrad Wolf University of Film & Television. He has directed several short films. Frontalwatte (2011) is his feature debut.
Filmography
NebotNevedi (2004, short), Tür (2005, short), Jana (2005, short), Captain Smith (2005, short), March (2006, short), Bademeister Paul (2007, short), Them Brakes (2008, short), U6/Black out (2008, short), Eine Tat (2008, short), Felines Hirsch (2009, short), Papa Gold (2011), Frontalwatte (2011), Suchtgarten (2012, doc.), Flauschiges Verdeben (2012, short), Love Steaks (2013).