Formentera

The weather is great at the Mediterranean island Formentera opposite Ibiza, it’s summer and everything is loose. Nina and Ben, a Danish-German uptight couple arrive for vacation staying far away from work, their kid and all their daily routine. There, they interact with post-hippies friends of Ben’s. Everything seems laid back until the dangerous free-spirit of hippies interferes with the boundaries of the couple and Ben starts flirting with Mara. It’s the crucial moment in the script where things change direction and instead of having a couple re-connecting we have an existential nightmare for both protagonists, when a member of the trio ‚ Mara ‚ disappears. The structures are shaken, guilt enters their relationship and the script enters a dark territory right beneath the Mediterranean sun. Disciplined style of direction and a cinematography without sun-proof absorbing every glimpse of light. (Nina Veligradi)