The Universal Theory

German Film Forum

Die Theorie von allem © Neue Visionen Filmverleih GmbH

Germany, Austria, Switzerland / 2023 / 118’
Director: Timm Kröger

1962. Johannes Leinert and his advisor attend a physics congress in the Swiss Alps, expecting a groundbreaking quantum theory from an Iranian scientist. Upon arrival, the scientist is nonetheless missing. Johannes stays to work on his thesis but becomes captivated by Karin, a mysterious jazz pianist who seems to know his secrets. When another German physicist is found dead, Johannes is gradually drawn into a disturbing web of false memories, nightmares, and a dark mystery beneath the mountain.

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