It feels like honesty is something people are thinking about a lot lately. It's generally seen as important and not something to take lightly. But could there be times when being too honest isn't helpful, when sharing more than necessary can cause problems? What happens when the truths that come out are tangled up with things like telepathy, where stopping an endless stream of unfiltered information is difficult, if not impossible? These are the questions explored in writer-director Frédéric Hambalek’s second film. This thoughtful dark comedy-drama follows Marielle (Laeni Geiseler), a teenager who starts seeing and hearing what others see, do, and think—even when they aren't around—after being slapped during an argument with someone she knows. Naturally, she’s confused by this new ability and asks her parents (Julia Jentsch, Felix Kramer) for help understanding it. But her mom and dad dismiss her claims until she accurately recounts details about their day. Then they start to have doubts, particularly when Marielle reveals potentially private and awkward things about what they've been thinking and what’s going on in their personal and professional lives. And as Marielle’s ability continues, it creates more problems for everyone involved—some of them funny, others not so much. So how is the family supposed to deal with this before everything spirals out of control, especially when honesty flows so freely that it becomes a way to manipulate and threaten people? This well-crafted comic exploration of morals looks at these issues from many sides, often using dry humor and a classical soundtrack featuring Beethoven and Schubert. But as the story unfolds, the situation seems increasingly serious, bringing up the question of whether there’s even a solution possible, especially when only tough choices seem to offer any hope. The film shares some similarities with “You Hurt My Feelings” (2023), but it goes deeper and has more intensity—something we might all have to face at some point, whether or not telepathy is involved. And that’s nothing to joke about.

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