Ninja Motherf*cking Destruction

At eighteen, best friends Leonie and Marlene are certain that nothing can tear them apart. But Leonie falls for Naomi, surrendering herself completely to her first great love and drifting further and further away from her best friend. However, Naomi’s bouts of depression increasingly overwhelm Leonie. When the relationship falls apart, Leonie realizes just how isolated she has become. She leaves Berlin, begins vocational training, and tries to make sense of the world around her. Yet, even years later, someone is missing from her life: Marlene.

What defines my identity? And to whom must I prove it? Conceived as a long-term cinematic study, "Ninja Motherf*cking Destruction" is a wild, unfiltered portrait of coming of age as a queer person—complete with an overflowing whirlwind of emotions. After eight years of filming—and without the backing of grants or film school—director Lotta Schwerk has created an intense, consistently authentic chronicle of youth in her feature debut. The film won awards for Best Director and Best Acting at the Achtung Berlin festival!