This is an absolute gem of a satire / comedy / tragicomedy from first-time German director Jan Ole Gerster. Tom Schilling plays the role of Nico Fischer, a college drop-out, trudging the streets of Berlin open to any kind of distraction which might help him put off confronting big life issues that follow adolescence. On the evidence of this film, some critics have likened Gerster to a young Woody Allen; but it is the hapless, unselfconscious quality of his hero, together with the gentle way he develops his satire, which marks him out as a unique voice. Schilling is a superb actor, instantly empathetic and not surprisingly this performance won him a hatful of awards. Picture is in black and white and the 88 minutes slides by as slyly as the film itself. Highly recommended.