Marie Förster

PSYKHE

Mona & Marie - Eine etwas andere Weihnachtsgeschichte

Patrick and Julia have an enviable, stable marriage, there is security and inspiration. But no sex. The couple's well-established life structure falls apart when they outsource the deficit with the help of a confident, attractive young woman, who completely underestimates her feelings.

Claudia Voss, honorary mayoress, is presented with a fait accompli when her Southern German district decides to build a refugee centre in her town. Some of the population are fuming and resistance grows, but there are equal amounts of willingness to help and empathy. Unexpectedly, the committed wife and mother attracts the attention of right-wing circles and faces attempts to intimidate her. The more Claudia Voss tries to mediate, the stronger the hostility becomes. A gripping contemporary thriller which paints a nuanced picture of the challenges brought by an increasingly polarized political reality. No exception, but instead a widespread, alarming phenomenon in today’s democratic societies.

Toni, a trans* man, and his girlfriend Mika are attacked in a club in the evening and the situation escalates. When both return to their apartment, exhausted and drained, they both have to relive the experiences of the evening within their own four walls and Toni is forced to stand up to violence and transphobia.