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Mermaids don't cry

AUSTRIA
Directed by: Franziska Pflaum

This fanciful, imaginative comedy revolves around a quirky dreamer named Annika, who works in a supermarket but dreams of the perfect artificial mermaid fin. She’s convinced that finding that fin will bring glamour into her drab life. As if her job isn’t bad enough, one day her father appears at her door asking to move in; her friend Karo dedicates her energy to her latest romantic affair and asks Annika to look after her two children; her new boyfriend Marc, who spends a night with Annika, wants to stays because he doesn’t have an apartment of his own. To make matters worse, staff cut-backs are coming at the supermarket and the manager is looking for potential lay-offs. But none of this matters: Annika just has to have that fin! But how will she ever get it? Offbeat fun!

“Dazzling … Pflaum creates characters that are recognizable as comedic archetypes without being stereotypical.”

Bianca Jasmina Rauch, Kino-Zeit

Language:
In German with English subtitles
Genre:
DRAMA/comedy
Runtime:
92 min
YEAR:
2022
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Awards:

  • Bulgarian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 91st Academy Awards 2018
  • Golden Rose Festival of Bulgarian film: Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Actress, Critics Gild Award and Audience Award
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