The second being how some Germans choose to have selective amnesia about what really occurred during WW2 and want to just move on and leave all that for the history books. The first being that of a possible May-December relationship between Martha and Jo. There are two concurrent themes being played out in the movie. When Jo's mother and grandfather arrive in Ibiza from Berlin for a visit, some truths about the Nazi horrors will emerge, leading to changes for all concerned. Thus he has the attitude of not dwelling in the past but moving forward, not only individually but for his native Germany as well. On the other hand, Jo only has learned of the war and the Nazis through school and from filtered stories from his mother and grandfather. Martha, however, having left Germany in 1936, during the time of Hitler and the Nazis, has been so revolted by the actions of her countrymen during the war that she has refused to speak the German language to this day, has not returned to her native country, or used any products manufactured by the Germans such as VW's. Despite the difference in their ages, there is an immediate chemistry and comfort level between the two. The much younger Jo, a native Berliner, has just moved in as Martha's neighbor, with aspirations of creating and playing his own techno music in the thriving local clubs.
Martha is an expatriate from Germany who has rented a house in Ibiza for years, overlooking the beautiful Mediterranean Sea.
The two leads here Marthe Keller and Max Riemelt are both excellent in their roles of Martha and Jo respectively. Set on the island of Ibiza, Spain, in 1990, this latest movie from the acclaimed Swiss director Barbet Schroeder is a quiet yet absorbing drama.
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