AgraduateoftheOffenbachCollegeofDesign,PiotrJ.LewandowskihasmadehisdirectorialdebutwithJONATHAN(working-title)basedonanaward-winningscreenplay.Themovingdramaaboutfamilysecretsandtheobstaclestoachievingone’sownhappinessfeaturesJannisNiewöhner,oneofthisyear’sEuropeanShootingStars,inthetitleroleofthe24-year-oldJonathan.Theyoungmaniscaringunstintinglyforhisterminally-illfatherBurghardt,butthenseeshislifeinanewlightafterfallinginlovewithAnka,whohascometonursehisfather.However,thestorytakesanothertwistwhenRon,Burghardt’slong-lostfriendfromhisyouth,re-appears—andawell-keptfamilysecretisuncovered....