Goodbye, Berlin

2016

Fatih Akin

Euro Coming-of-Age Dramedy

What’s it all about:  Anja Schneider is the kind of adorable MILF that guzzles vodka straight from the bottle and still aces every tennis match at her country club. Her son Tristan Göbel spends his summer stealing cars, crashing parties and fantasizing about revenge murder, so it’s a mixed message about the charms of alcoholic parenting.

First Encounter: first viewing

Prostitute Index: low

Death By: patricide

Relics: writing an essay on “What I Did Over Summer Vacation”

Hoops: high school outsiders who look like CK One models

Heartthrob: Aniya Wendel

Pass/Fails the Test of Time: passing notes 

LoFi Magic: vomiting in homeroom 

Makes me want to: cruise around in a big spacious Cadillac

Candotti Take: “Like, what this movie adds to your life?”

Worth a watch/rewatch: No

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