Happy As One (Komm Näher)

Happy as one? Or alone together? This contemporary drama crosses the paths of several people, each looking to escape their loneliness. Even though their encounters are only frail, sometimes tragic, but more often comical, they leave salutary traces in the stories of the others.

From renowned director Vanessa Jopp (Hypo Prize and First Steps Award as well as nominations for the German and European Film Awards for „Forget America“) comes a film not based on a script but created by extensive rehearsals and improvisations before and throughout the shoot, hence shaping the characters and plotlines.

The result is an authentic and humorous portrait of diverse people searching for a chance to overcome their loneliness. The film deals with their hopes and fears in family relations, friendships and love affairs. Seriously, but with a wink, „Happy as One“ tells great and small stories about our maddening quest for love and happiness.