17 years old, Paul is no different from his peers. He dresses like everyone else; he sits, thinks and talks like the rest of his schoolmates. However, his only mark of originality is his interest in strange things: stealth trails and abandoned buildings, whispered conversations and left-behind bags. Paul’s mysterious nature attracts the attention of his classmate Dala and the eccentric teacher and poet Mr Bulwer. Then the corpse of a schoolmate is found under a bridge.

A coming-of-age thriller that rolls up its sleeves in an unrelenting rhythm of crime fiction, teenage relationships, and family drama. Behind these lies the film’s greatest enigma – curly-haired Paul who has no “unique qualities”, played by talented actor Jonas Holdenrieder. In director Christian Schäfer’s cinematic debut, Paul’s behaviour prompts a myriad of questions: Does he really have feelings for Dala, or is he just being polite? Is he involved in the murder of his schoolmate David? Does brilliance really hide beneath his silent reticence, as those around him believe it does?