The Broken Pitcher

A jug was broken in Eve’s room. Marthe Rull, Eve’s mother, accuses Ruprecht, Eve’s fiancé. But Ruprecht claims to have seen a stranger in Eve’s room. The neighbor believes that the devil himself broke the jug. Eve remains silent. Village judge Adam is now tasked with solving the case. But he tries to cover up the truth. In 1806, Heinrich von Kleist wrote a comedy that should really be a tragedy. It deals with sexual assault, abuse of power, and a young woman who doesn’t dare to speak out. Director Yana Eva Thönnes breaks Eve’s silence. She relocates the action from the courtroom to Marthe’s house. Eve invites her friends to a sleepover. Her mother locks the door, and a role-playing game begins: Will Eve dare to tell her friends what happened? What would happen if she accused the village judge, Adam? The game spirals out of control. The pitcher shatters.