Felix Hassenfratz

Southern Germany, 1984. Under the growing pressure of the Cold War, eleven-year-old Frieda begins to sense that her family conceals a secret, passed down through generations. Searching for the truth about her missing sister, she pushes back against the adults’ silence with the power of her imagination, as the fear finds its echo within her family.

The only time Maria feels liberated is when she is playing the organ. Bach’s music is something you feel in your gut. At home she bears the brunt of responsibility – both for her rebellious sister Hannah, two years her junior, who is busy planning her escape from the village, and for her father, Johann.

Southern Germany, 1984. Under the growing pressure of the Cold War, eleven-year-old Frieda begins to sense that her family conceals a secret, passed down through generations. Searching for the truth about her missing sister, she pushes back against the adults’ silence with the power of her imagination, as the fear finds its echo within her family.

Southern Germany, 1984. Under the growing pressure of the Cold War, eleven-year-old Frieda begins to sense that her family conceals a secret, passed down through generations. Searching for the truth about her missing sister, she pushes back against the adults’ silence with the power of her imagination, as the fear finds its echo within her family.

The only time Maria feels liberated is when she is playing the organ. Bach’s music is something you feel in your gut. At home she bears the brunt of responsibility – both for her rebellious sister Hannah, two years her junior, who is busy planning her escape from the village, and for her father, Johann.

The only time Maria feels liberated is when she is playing the organ. Bach’s music is something you feel in your gut. At home she bears the brunt of responsibility – both for her rebellious sister Hannah, two years her junior, who is busy planning her escape from the village, and for her father, Johann.