Tania。is。an。actress,。43.。Thore。is。15,。a。misfit。in。a。small。village。at。the。northern。tip。of。Germany.。At。the。beginning。of。winter,。Tania。escapes。from。her。numb。life。to。the。village.。They。meet.。She。decides。to。steal。him。from。his。parents. The。actress。Tania。travels。from。Munich。to。a。village。in。the。north。of。Germany.。The。skies。are。grey,。just。like。the。sea。and。the。wintery。plains.。Her。feelings。are。also。covered。in。a。grey。veil。of。mist.。Her。painful。past。makes。it。impossible。for。this。forty-something。to。feel。anything。at。all. The。arrival。of。the。stranger。is。immediately。noticed。in。the。tight-lipped。community,。but。she。is。hardly。welcome.。Only。the。teenager。Thore,。whose。imagination。is。too。much。for。this。no-man’s-land,。has。contact。with。her.。A。fragile。band。develops。between。them。-。attraction,。rejection。and。occasionally。sexually。charged.。Thore。reveals。a。need。in。Tania,。one。she。didn’t。know。she。had.。She。decides。to。‘steal’。Thore。to。come。to。terms。with。her。own。loss. Rough。is。a。directing。debut。filmed。with。great。poise。and。with。a。sharp。eye。for。this。beautiful。yet。slightly。depressing。landscape。and。the。people。who。inhabit。it.。The。camera。first。functions。as。a。detached。observer,。then。as。an。accomplice,。always。very。close。to。Tania.