Brother and Sister

Set in the trendy Neukölln district of Berlin, this drama centers on the difficulty of finding housing in a city where demand far exceeds supply. Thies, an employee at a real estate management company, is accustomed to enforcing strict rental requirements. However, his routine changes when he meets Bruno and Sonja. Thies begins a romantic relationship with Bruno and secretly provides the siblings with a free apartment. As he helps the pair, who have an unclear residency status, he becomes increasingly involved in the mysteries surrounding their relationship.

The film was directed by Jan Krüger and represents his second feature following The Whiz Kids. The screenplay was written by Krüger and Anke Stelling. The cast features Vladimir Burlakov as Thies, Julius Nitschkoff as Bruno, and Irina Potapenko as Sonja, with additional roles played by Hilmi Sözer, Franziska Wulf, and Marie-Lou Sellem.

Produced by ARD and Schramm Film, the movie was released in 2016 with a runtime of 89 minutes. Audience reception is mixed, as reflected by a rating of 5.5/10 on IMDb from 296 votes and a score of 5.7/10 on TMDB based on 24 votes.