Barefoot

Barefoot

Nick Keller is the black sheep of his family. He loses one job after another. His step-father Heinrich and his brother Viktor consider him a loser. Only his mother really believes in him.

At his new job in a psychiatric clinic, Nick prevents at a young woman, Leila, from committing suicide at the last minute. When Nick leaves the clinic that evening, she secretly follows him and shows up in his kitchen in the middle of the night: wearing a nightgown and barefoot.

Nick doesn't know what to do, Leila refuses to go back to the clinic. She has decided to stay with him. Nick, who has never taken on responsibility for anyone in his whole life, and Leila, who grew up completely isolated from the outside world, take off on a trip together: one that will change their lives ?

Nick Keller ist das schwarze Schaf seiner Familie. Er verliert einen Job nach dem anderen. Sein Stiefvater Heinrich (Michael Mendl) und sein Bruder Viktor (Steffen Wink) halten ihn deshalb für einen Versager. Einzig seine Mutter (Nadja Tiller) glaubt an ihn.

Bei seinem neuen Job in einer psychiatrischen Klinik verhindert Nick in letzter Sekunde den Selbstmord einer jungen Frau: Leila (Johanna Wokalek). Als Nick am Abend die Klinik verlässt, folgt sie ihm heimlich und steht nachts plötzlich in seiner Küche: im Nachthemd und barfuss.

Nick ist ratlos, Leila lässt sich nicht in die Klinik zurückbringen. Sie hat beschlossen, bei ihm zu bleiben. Nick, der noch nie in seinem Leben für andere Verantwortung übernommen hat, und Leila, die völlig isoliert von der Aussenwelt aufgewachsen ist, machen sich gemeinsam auf eine Reise, die ihr Leben verändert...

Nick is the black sheep of his family: his life is a mess and he loses one job after another. Only his mother believes in him. At his new job in a psychiatric clinic he prevents a young woman, Leila, from committing suicide. She secretly follows him home, barefoot, wearing only a nightie. She decides to stay with him and Nick is at a loss: what is he gonna do with her?