Ivo serves as a nurse specialising in outpatient palliative care. Each day, she embarks on journeys to various households, attending to families, married couples and individuals in settings ranging from cosy apartments to sprawling residences. Amidst the ebb and flow of diverse lives and deaths, she witnesses a spectrum of coping mechanisms for dwindling time.
The car has transformed into her intimate sanctuary
Meanwhile, her teenage daughter and loyal dog have adapted to her unconventional schedule, finding independence. From dawn till dusk, Ivo traverses the streets in her ageing Škoda. The car has transformed into her intimate sanctuary, where she dines, works, hums tunes, vents frustrations and nurtures dreams. The film was one of this year’s highlights at Berlinale – Trobisch’s searing emotional drama is a complex portrait of a caregiver, far away from the usual tropes and clichés this type of work can bring.
Ivo announces Trobisch as one of Germany’s most sought-after directors, someone to look out for on the contemporary film stage (her 2018 debut All Good was another complex but stripped-back look at life’s emotional hardships). Haunting and subtle. ★★★★ 1/2
- Starts Jun 20, details.
