OH BOY / AJME MENI

OH BOY

In Competition > Feature films

GERMAN FILM AWARD 2013.- BEST FILM, DIRECTION, SCREENPLAY, LEADING ACTOR, SUPPORTING ACTOR 

Niko is in his late 20's and recently dropped out of college. He lives for the moment, drifting sleeplessly through the streets of Berlin, marvelling at the people around him. With a quiet curiosity, he observes how they cope with everyday life while failing to notice how he himself is becoming an outsider. But, one day, everything changes, and Niko’s forced to confront the consequences of his inaction. His girlfriend ends their relationship, his father cuts off his allowance and a psychiatrist diagnoses him with an 'emotional imbalance'. Meanwhile a peculiar beauty from his past confronts him with the emotional wounds he inflicted, his new neighbour - accompanied by meatballs and Schnapps - pours his heart out and, throughout the city, there doesn’t seem to be a single cup of ‘normal’ coffee available.

Following his civil service, Jan Ole Gerster completed an internship at X Filme Creative Pool GmbH, where he worked as Wolfgang Becker’s personal assistant and took on the role of coordinator during filming, editing and post-production of “Good bye Lenin!”. In 2003 he began his studies in the fields of directing and screenwriting at the German Film and Television Academy in Berlin. From 2003 to 2009, he completed several projects, including the documentary “The Making Of Good Bye, Lenin!”, and he wrote the script for “Sick House”, part of the short film series “Germany 09”.”Oh Boy”, a tragi-comedy, is his feature film debut.