In a repressive three class-society, Paula, a simple Supporting Character, is about to face the most important test of her life: she has to prove she deserves to be a Lead. She is at the top of her class at the Main Character School – but so far has failed in generating great emotional music. In search of a solution, she finds herself in the abyss of the cinematic world, on the fringes of the storyline and lost amongst the Outtakes. The Ordinaries dares to do things that are unusual in German cinema. An intelligent, excellently thought-out and also visually intensive sci-fi comedy is not often seen.

Winner of the First Steps Award 2022.