A young German man with Down syndrome, who chooses not to speak, and a Japanese tourist on a journey of his own cross paths in Germany and go on a journey together, forming an unexpected bond that goes beyond words. That is the set-up for The Frog and the Water ( Der Frosch und das Wasser ), the new film from In the Aisles writer and director Thomas Stuber .

The road movie about two lonely souls, starring Aladdin Detlefsen and Kanji Tsuda ( Onoda: 10,000 Nights in the Jungle ), world premieres in the main competition program of the 29th edition of the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF) on Wednesday, Nov. 19.

A young German man with Down syndrome, who chooses not to speak, and a Japanese tourist on a journey of his own cross paths in Germany and go on a jou

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