Accepted into a prestigious acting school in Munich, Joachim moves into his grandparents’ grand villa, where eccentric rituals and heavy drinking shape daily life. As he navigates the competitive, performative world of theater, rehearsals and family habits fuel doubt, ambition, and a search for self

Simon Verhoeven’s heartfelt adaptation of Joachim Meyerhoff’s best-selling memoir spans comedy and tragedy with light-footed skill, finding consolation in the mirror between art and life. Visiting the acting schools of 1980s Munich, this loving self-satire elicits poignancy from hilarity.