近未来の東京。車は列なり、電車が走り、ひっきりなしに人々が行き交う、何気ない日常の光景が繰り広げられている。街の上空に突如現れる黒い点。その点は見る見る大きさを増していき、街を飲み込んでいく。車も、電車も、そして人々も――。東京は直径数十キロもの黒いドーム、ブラックポイントに覆われた。拡大を止めたブラックポイントの間近。ギリギリ飲み込まれるのを免れたスカイツリーが屹立している。異様な光景を前に呆然としている人々。――と、ブラックポイント中から何かが近づいてくる。いつ果てるとも知れない絶望の中で、人々はブラックポイントより来たりし者を『Zillions of enemy X』、ゼクスと呼んだ―
Anna is 60 and her acting heyday is now behind her. She lives on her own but has a friend and confidant in her downstairs neighbour Michel, who is also single. Reluctantly, Anna accepts a job as a language coach for 17-year-old Adrian who has a speech impediment and is something of a misfit. She recognises him as the boy who recently snatched her handbag in the street ...
“Irresistible” is the term that springs to mind when describing this light-footed and humorous story of an impossible love affair between a thief and a lady. Director Nicolette Krebitz handles the fragile balance between the dictates of society and the heart with great care. The fresh breath of freedom blows through a narrative that makes room for a nod to old West Berlin, some gentle teasing of Germany’s French neighbours, and even a ghost that is chased away to make way for new possibilities. But most of all, A E I O U is a passionate love letter to Sophie Rois and, perhaps through her, all the brilliant actors neglected by an industry all too fond of young blood. Well, it turns out that these young players, embodied here by newcomer Milan Herms, not only look up to their more experienced peers, they truly love them.
