The film contains a variety of subtleties in emotion, and you need to follow the storyline carefully, as things are not spelt out clearly and obviously from the start- the main character is quite introverted and has difficulty explaining himself and opening up.
Initially I didn't like it, as I thought it was just about an empty one night stand. But after better understanding, and thinking about the film the next day, I began to relate to the main character and understand his shortcomings and initially confusing behaviour.
For example the script writer seems to imply that the main character is alone, because he says he has a partner who is age 35 in Germany, then at the end he tells a different person that he has a partner who is age 24 in Germany. And the way his vulnerability has left him with a kind of 'once bitten twice shy,' disposition towards people, and so struggles to show his inner conflicts and pain from the past events - he's quick to push the character with compassion for him away, until the end, when they develop a better kinship, and he stops doing so.
Initially I didn't like it, as I thought it was just about an empty one night stand. But after better understanding, and thinking about the film the next day, I began to relate to the main character and understand his shortcomings and initially confusing behaviour.
For example the script writer seems to imply that the main character is alone, because he says he has a partner who is age 35 in Germany, then at the end he tells a different person that he has a partner who is age 24 in Germany. And the way his vulnerability has left him with a kind of 'once bitten twice shy,' disposition towards people, and so struggles to show his inner conflicts and pain from the past events - he's quick to push the character with compassion for him away, until the end, when they develop a better kinship, and he stops doing so.