Berlin Independent Film Festival 2026 - Dead Man With Hat

Original title: Dead Man With Hat

75 Min. | DE, PL | 2025

Language: OmeU

Director: Tobias Lenel

Viola, frozen in grief over the death of her twin brother, hits a cyclist during a
German-Polish couples’ seminar, commits hit-and-run, is beaten by her husband, and begins a
brief love affair. A paradoxical interplay of coincidences frees her from her paralysis.