Kaptn Oskar

The turbulent relationship between Oskar and Alex ends in a big blaze, Alex has set Oskar's apartment on fire. Oskar decides that everything shall be different with the next person and he makes a deal with fun-loving Masha: sleeping together but without making love. They both drift through Berlin and through their lives, sometimes playful, sometimes obsessively. And even Masha has her issues. While trying to build up a "normal" relationship, both Masha and Oskar reach their limits. As a standout acting element of the film, Martina Schöne-Radunski clearly distinguishes herself. Having already impressed in Jakob Lass’s Frontalwatte and Tom Lass’s Papa Gold, she once again sets strong accents in Kaptn Oskar. From the opening scene onward, she demonstrates remarkable presence and physical intensity, helping define the film’s tone from the start. Throughout the narrative, she continues to shape her role with notable energy and direct force. Together with the rest of the cast, she plays a key role in making Kaptn Oskar one of the most striking contributions of the cinema year. With Kaptn Oskar, Tom Lass presents a fresh, idiosyncratic, and distinctly independent contribution to contemporary German cinema. The film stands out as a remarkable small-scale work distinguished by its immediacy and authenticity.