Losing Balance

Jessika, a precocious teenage girl with loving parents and a good-natured older sister, is the center of a slightly eccentric family. A series of small events disrupts their delicately balanced ecosystem. Jessika's father loses his job and becomes bored and despondent, while Jessika's mother reenters the workforce and becomes empowered. These events act as catalysts for the slow, painful disintegration of the family, with each member committing shocking acts of alienation and self-destruction. Desperately wanting her family but at the same time desiring her adolescent independence, Jessika struggles to find the best way to restore a balance.

8

105 min

Cast

Elisa Schlott

as Jessika Borowski

Petra Kleinert

as Tine Borowski

Michael Lott

as Ernst Borowski

Sina Tkotsch

as Caro Borowski

Annekathrin Bürger

as Oma Annemarie

Benjamin Trinks

as Basti

Max Befort

as Tim

Christine Rollar

as Erzieherin

Frederic Welter

as Jens

Director

Felix Fuchssteiner