Vamos a la Playa

Vamos a la Playa

2023 · 91 min · ★ 5.3 · Drama

When backpacker millennials Benjamin, Judith and Katharina travel to Cuba to find Katharina’s missing brother Wanja, they become more and more entrapped within a maze of delusions, sincere feelings and sexual desires: It begins as an exciting adventure and turns into a passionate love triangle.

Directed by Bettina Blümner · Written by Daniel Nocke

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