Because

Year: 1990

Runtime: 34 mins

Language: German

Director: Tom Tykwer

Drama

Tanja and Martin, a late‑twenties couple, return to their apartment late one night and confront each other in bed about a missed meeting. Their heated, everyday argument spirals into a destructive clash. The film presents three alternate versions of the fight, each flipping who is culpable, who is victim, and shifting trust, guilt and despair.

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