Synopsis
Reality Fiction
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confronted by his longtime girlfriend, telling him that he is unable to love and is more dead than alive, Albin's life falls apart. He gets fired from his job at a bank and cannot push himself to take the final exam for a prestigious M.B.A. degree. |
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| Albin flees home in desperation and ends up at a seedy hostel in former East Berlin. |
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After
meeting an aspiring Polish
actress in an artist's squat,
Albin decides
to find a new
meaning in life and become an
author. But the young Polish woman departs for Warsaw unexpectedly, leaving a note declaring her love for Albin. |
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Confused and dejected, Albin wanders the streets of Berlin.  |
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Albin
finds a friend at the hostel with whom he explores the adventurous underground techno scene of Berlin. They meet two English girls and the days are spent playing and partying.  |
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Fulfilled by his
newfound friends, Albin decides to stay in Berlin. Running out of money,
he takes a job as a cleaner at the hostel. He becomes involved with an American exchange student and hangs around with a homeless musician. |
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Meanwhile, Loveparade, the annual festival of sex, drugs and electronica is approaching... 
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