Tim Bergmann (left) and Sasa Kekez
On one hand, we've seen the story of the new German coming out story Sasha before: a sensitive misfit who is a closeted gay teen tries to survive an ignorant, dictatorial father with the help his best female friend who is in love with him, while his mother, who senses the truth, makes aheartfelt, if ultimately misguided attempts to protect him from harm.
On the other hand, this same story has rarely been told quite this well, or acted by such a good cast. And the fact that the main character, Sasha, is the son of poor Croatian immigrants living in Germany makes this movie seem fresher than it otherwise might.
Sasha is nineteen and, along with his best female friend Jiao (Yvonne Yung-Hee), is studying for a musical scholarship that will finally take him away from the prosaic life of his ignorant, homophobic,...
On one hand, we've seen the story of the new German coming out story Sasha before: a sensitive misfit who is a closeted gay teen tries to survive an ignorant, dictatorial father with the help his best female friend who is in love with him, while his mother, who senses the truth, makes aheartfelt, if ultimately misguided attempts to protect him from harm.
On the other hand, this same story has rarely been told quite this well, or acted by such a good cast. And the fact that the main character, Sasha, is the son of poor Croatian immigrants living in Germany makes this movie seem fresher than it otherwise might.
Sasha is nineteen and, along with his best female friend Jiao (Yvonne Yung-Hee), is studying for a musical scholarship that will finally take him away from the prosaic life of his ignorant, homophobic,...
- 3/8/2011
- by Brent Hartinger
- The Backlot
Having just returned to Cologne, Germany from a Petrovic family vacation in their ancestral homeland of Montenegro, Sasha (Sascha Kekez) must return to practicing for his upcoming piano audition for entrance to a prestigious music conservatory at the constant urging of his mother, Stanka (Zeljka Preksavec). Sasha’s piano teacher Mr. Weber (Tim Bergmann) -- on whom Sasha has an insatiable crush -- informs Sasha that he is relocating to Vienna. Sasha is heartbroken -- make that devastated.
- 9/15/2010
- by Don Simpson
- SmellsLikeScreenSpirit
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