22 Lengths

by Mia Maariel Meyer

Based on a bestselling novel: A tender film about love, loss, and the unbreakable bond between two sisters. From the producers of Oscar and Golden Globe-nominated SEPTEMBER 5. Starring winner of the Venice Best Actress Award 2025, Luna Wedler.

Tilda's days are strictly regimented: studying, working at the supermarket checkout, swimming, looking after her little sister Ida – and on bad days, her mother too. The three of them live together in a small town that Tilda hates. Her friends are long gone, living in Amsterdam or Berlin; only Tilda has stayed back. Because someone has to be there for Ida, earn money, take responsibility. There is no father to speak of, and her mother is an alcoholic. But one day, things start to change: Tilda is offered the prospect of a PhD position in Berlin, and a future that promises freedom begins to shine. And Viktor appears, the big brother of Ivan, whom Tilda lost five years earlier. Viktor, who – just like her – always swims 22 laps. But just as Tilda begins to believe that everything could turn out well, the situation at home spirals completely out of control...

Genre / Language / Length
Drama / German / 102 minutes
Original title
22 Bahnen
directed by
Mia Maariel Meyer
director of photography
Tim Kuhn
screenplay by
Elena Hell
produced by
BerghausWöbke Filmproduktion and Constantin Film
Cast
  • Luna Wedler (SILENT FRIEND, THE FORGER)
  • Jannis Niewöhner (4 KINGS, MAXIMILIAN, JE SUIS KARL)
  • Zoë Baier (SOUND OF FALLING)
  • Laura Tonke (BAADER, AMRUM)
  • Luis Pintsch (SOMEWHERE IN TONGA)
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