Center Of My World (Die Mitte der Welt) [Sub: Eng]
After a summer away at camp, Phil returns home to find that his mother and twin sister aren’t speaking to one another. Not willing to confront his family during the last days of the summer holidays, Phil escapes to hang out with his best friend, Kat, eating ice cream and playing dress-up. As the school year begins, a new student arrives – the handsome and mysterious Nicholas. Smitten, Phil watches his crush as he runs around the track after school, and is thrilled when Nicholas returns his feelings. However, when first love’s volatility comes to light, Phil realizes he must deal with the problems of his past, in order to deal with the issues of his present.
3 June 1997
12 January 1974, Vienna, Austria
1975, Balingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
September 15, 2017
It's a delicately told tale and one that is greatly enriched by the winning lead performance from Louis Hofmann.October 13, 2017
Still, as generic middle-brow entertainment goes, Centre of my World functions adequately. You wish the characters well. You crave for neat endings.September 15, 2017
Erwa's emotional candour ensures his film will strike resonant chords with anybody who spent their formative years extricating themselves from strangulating family ties.September 11, 2017
Austrian filmmaker Jakob M. Erwa adds charm and quirk to this German same-sex romance ...September 14, 2017
It's almost aggressively twee at times, and a subplot with Phil's distant twin sister is underdeveloped, but there's enough emotional nuance to elevate it above the status of escapist whimsy.