The Universal Theory

Running Time: 118

Genre: Feature, Foreign

Certificate: 15

Language: German

Subtitles: English

Jan Bülow and Olivia Ross star in this sci-fi mystery thriller co-written and directed by Timm Kröger. In 1962 physicist Johannes Leinert (Bülow) meets pianist Karin Hönig (Ross) while staying in the Swiss Alps to attend an academic symposium. Karin seems to know things about him that he has never told anyone and when people begin to die, Johannes attempts to unravel the mysteries surrounding him. In the process, he uncovers secrets that lie within the mountain itself and gives in to an obsession that will haunt him for the rest of his life. The cast also includes Hanns Zischler, Gottfried Breitfuss and Imogen Kogge.