Despair

Overview

Set in Berlin in 1930 amid the burgeoning Nazi regime, Hermann Hermann, a Russian émigré and chocolate mogul, struggles with mounting frustration towards his employees and fellow entrepreneurs, compounded by the whims of his unpredictable wife, Lydia. His life takes a bizarre turn when he encounters Felix, a drifter who bears an uncanny resemblance to him. This unsettling similarity prompts Hermann to devise a radical escape from the phony existence he detests, spiraling him deeper into a web of existential despair and identity crisis.