A Young Man With High Potential

A Young Man With High Potential

2019 · 85 min · ★ 5.3 · Crime, Thriller

Piet, who is studying computer science, is as inexperienced sexually as he is intelligent. When he notices that his feelings for Klara, a fellow student, are not really reciprocal, he is deeply hurt. After trying out sleeping pills on himself, he drugs Klara, with unexpected consequences.

Directed by Linus de Paoli · Written by Anna de Paoli

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