This tragicomedy is a self-ironic portrait of a young man who drops out of university and ends up wandering the streets of the city he lives: Berlin. The film deals with the desire to participate in life and the difficulty to find one's place.
A snappy, quirky German indie that will thrill fans of early Jim Jarmusch.
Gerster has a flair for ironic, offbeat humour and wry observation. Oh Boy is the antithesis of dark Germanic dramas about tormented youth.
This reaped numerous awards from the German film academy, which really says more about how becalmed their film industry is at the moment.
It's a slight but sometimes insightful affair – easy on the eye and the ear, occasionally straining to support its more heavyweight thematic baggage.
Very pleasant without ever tipping over into something particularly memorable or profound.
Worth seeking out.
General release. Check local listings for show times.
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