58Filme

Lynn Zapatek, a chambermaid in a large hotel, has a deathly fear of human interaction yet she craves intimacy. A chance encounter prompts her to emerge from her cocoon.

Documentary filmmaker Kosta Rapadopoulos travels to his homeland and interviews older men about their amorous adventures with female tourists, who flocked to Greece en masse in the 1970s. We listen to the story of a rapprochement between different cultures: here the impetuous "Greek lover", cooked for by his mother until marriage, and there the emancipated woman who takes the pill! His research leads him to the legendary "Kamakia" - the heroes of the island who gave themselves up to meet the special needs of women. A search that almost pushes Rapadopoulos to his limits.

The people at the centre of this film are lawyers, civil servants, housewives, managing directors and mothers. They are also alcoholics. In her documentary, Carolin Schmitz explores the protagonists’ stories and their strategies for survival: the little tricks they employ in order to try and get through their daily lives – lives which become increasingly difficult to manage the stronger the addiction becomes. Their fear of losing control and being exposed as a drinker create their need to conform, but the protagonists can only cope with this pressure by increasing their alcohol intake.