wohin die verschwunden ist, um die es ohnehin nicht geht (wherever she might have gone, it’s not about her anyway)

In his first novel, Stefan Schmitzer takes the reader to troublesome spots in our cities, our social lives: hardship, violence, lack of perspectives – the perfect conditions for a very special action movie.

A young woman having herself be abducted by two men because she likes the guys to fight over her. A bookmaker’s where residential property and a voluntary declaration of drug possession are being wagered. A teacher stalking a pupil, invading his past and his provenance.

In a straightforward, colloquial tone Schmitzer tells the ballad of a young mother who gives away her child, torn between inarticulate violence and failing attempts at self-discovery. However, »it’s not about her anyway«: the dominant narrative strand is her adolescent son’s encounter with his potential fathers and their half-hearted search for her. It is about a group of people with varyingly bad perspectives (if any) but with a lot of power. »wherever she might have gone, it’s not about her anyway« is a film-like comic-strip ballad, with fast cuts, memorable angles and a very extraordinary atmosphere.