A young boy comes of age amid a challenging upbringing in this sensitive emblem of 1970s New German cinema.

Michael is often asleep when his mother, a sex worker, comes home. On the cusp of adolescence, Michael is looking to save up for a bike, and resorts to stealing from his schoolmates as a result. As he matures, Michael is forced to reconcile with the inscrutable realities of the adult world and the impact they have on his own existence.

Age guidance: 15+

Part of Eden Court’s Cinema Against Fascism programme for Our Freedom, a powerful new season of films exploring what freedom means in age of rising hate, division and authoritarianism and how communities around the world are shaping more just and hopeful futures.