Strychnin und saure Drops

In a sun-washed European town, a volatile mystery unfolds as a gifted chemist retreats into a reclusive life, haunted by a past that refuses to stay buried. When an enigmatic series of temptations and delicate deceptions begin to intrude on his carefully ordered world, he must navigate the boundary between reason and obsession. As strangers cross paths with familiar faces, loyalties are tested, and the line between danger and desire becomes dangerously blurred. Through quiet tension and pointedly strange encounters, the film explores how memory, guilt, and fragmented identities shape a singular, perilous awakening.