Sad Jokes + Vorfilm Incomplete

Joseph and Sonya are bound by a close friendship and their young son Pino, whom they are bringing up together. While director Joseph is working on a new film idea and the break-up with his ex-boyfriend Marc, Sonya is suffering from depression, which is increasingly tearing her out of her life. When she is admitted to a clinic, Joseph not only has to juggle his everyday family life, but also his artistic ambitions.

In his second feature film, writer and director Fabian Stumm (KNOCHEN UND NAMEN) mixes a wide variety of emotional tones to create a tragicomic reflection on reality. At its world premiere at the Munich Film Festival, he was celebrated by audiences and the press and honoured with two awards, the New German Cinema section's Advancement Award (Best Director) and the FIPRESCI Award. SAD JOKES is absurd and banal, hopeful and touching or - as in real life - everything at once.