Wander

Wander

A long film about the short moment just before the world ends.

2022 · 86 min · ★ 7.0 · Drama, Science Fiction

A gigantic catastrophe has happened and is interrupted for two or three days. Three strangers find themselves stranded on an empty island, between desperation and a hopeless situation. What to do with the remaining time? But on the second day the sea delivers a silent man. The three survivors fall in love with the assumed saviour and forget about the catastrophe.

Directed by Rosa Friedrich · Written by Rosa Friedrich

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