Renn, wenn du kannst

Benjamin sitzt seit einem Unfall vor sieben Jahren im Rollstuhl. Er schikaniert seine Mutter, die ihn betüttelt, und den neuen Zivi Christian. An dem prallen seine Zynismen ab, weiß er doch, dass er nach einem halben Jahr sein Medizinstudium fortsetzt. Benjamin übertüncht damit aber nur seine wahren Gefühle. Er wünscht sich eine normale Beziehung. Beide jungen Männer verlieben sich ausgerechnet in das selbe Mädchen, die umtriebige Musikstudentin Annika, die sich nicht entscheiden kann und ihre Gunst zwischen ihnen aufteilt.

An independent tragicomedy, Run If You Can is the debut feature for director Brüggemann who, along with his sister, also wrote the compelling screenplay. Forced to spend the rest of his life in a wheelchair, Ben is deeply desperate, despite his humor and vivaciousness. When he meets Christian, his new assistant, Ben treats him like every other helper he’s had. Things suddenly change when Christian meets Annika, “the cello player” whom Ben has been observing from his window for years. The three become close friends, putting Annika in the middle of an emotional, and somehow dangerous, ménage à trois. While conquering Annika is nothing very serious for career-focused Christian, Ben’s love for Annika reminds him of his past and forces him to face his most remote fears. A character-driven story, Run If You Can owes much of its power to the actors’ performances, especially Robert Gwisdek’s outstanding interpretation of Ben.