“And tomorrow the whole world”: The film of the hour

In the feature film “And tomorrow the whole world, director Julia von Heinz processes her own Antifa youth in the eighties - the film is still as topical as ever.

Already at the first lectures during her heroine Luisa's (Mala Emde) law studies, director Julia von Heinz made it clear: This Luisa doesn't really belong anywhere.

In contrast to Luisa in the wide knitted sweater, the slippery fellow students pursue much more conservative views when it comes to Article 20 of the Basic Law, which guarantees the right to resistance.

Right-wing extremists like to refer to it.

And so after just a few minutes you can see the amazing topicality that "And tomorrow the whole world" holds.

Although Julia von Heinz tells her own anti-fascist youth from the eighties here.

Luisa, from a well-to-do aristocratic family with hunting trips, golf clubs and a lavishly equipped library, breaks away from her generously tolerant parental home and moves into a shared apartment in an occupied house.

Through Luisa's initially astonished eyes, one follows the commune life including interpersonal friction and the political activities of the group.

Tensions quickly arise.

Some want to throw cakes and disrupt rallies by conservative parties, others have in mind significantly more violence in the implementation of their own goals.

It wouldn't have needed the increasing action scenes

“And tomorrow the whole world” could be the film of the hour.

It asks important sociopolitical questions and shows very credibly the radicalization of an initially rather unsuspecting girl.

Emde plays this change absolutely convincingly.

But the increasingly one-dimensional script makes it difficult for her to portray Luisa.

The plot gets more and more hectic due to unnecessary action scenes.

Only the very frequent close-ups of Emde's expressive face offer peace.

The characters around Luisa fade to the point of complete lack of contour.

Towards the end of the film, all the protagonists behave in such a woodcut manner that you can hardly believe the authentic content of the story.

“And tomorrow the whole world”

The film is shown here in Munich.