Small Lights

Story

Synopsis

Valerie is a self-confident and modern woman - she commutes between L.A., where she works, and Berlin, where she lives with her partner above the rooftops of the city. When he falls ill and falls into a coma, she wakes up at his bedside. Valerie decides to return to L.A. one last time, burn all her bridges there and move to Berlin for good. She decides to record a video diary for her absence and begins to narrate for her loved one the day before her departure. Intended as simple messages of love, Valerie's memories are suddenly unleashed in the midst of the recordings. Playfully, she loses her shyness in front of the camera, her emotions burst forth and allow her to relive the story of her great love. What began as a game becomes a reckoning with life and love.

Director

Josef Rusnak

Language

German

Release date

21 September 2010

Ensemble

Cast

• 

  Franka Potente

  Valerie

• David Brezman

  Dancer

• 

  Guido Föhrweißer

  Valeries Lover

• 

  Pasquale Cassalia

  Dancer

• 

  Ron Gilbert

  Morita

• Maria Hartmann

  Krankenschwester