Drift

Josefina and Theresa are going to break up. Josefina is planning to return to her native Argentina, while Theresa wants to embark on a solitary trip across the Atlantic. They can't turn back the clock and time won't heal their wounds. The wind extinguished their passion, leaving only existential sadness. They know it's too late, so they leave for the horizon. Helena Wittmann drifts away into the vast space of the ocean. The young protagonists in Drift experience a psychologic cleft in their intimate relationship. Using static shots, the precise and consistent film narration enables unhurried observation of melancholy landscapes and bodies bereft of energy. Wittmann's experimental debut is similar in style to the work ofHong Sang-soo and Abbas Kiarostami.