Falling Into Place

Falling Into Place

Kira and Ian, two 30-somethings, meet all too briefly over a winter weekend on the Isle of Skye and form a sudden, deep, and surprising bond. Back in London, they try to move on with their separate lives - but both have to stop running from themselves before they are ready to truly meet.

For a few seconds, they become aware of each other, forgetting the roar of the coach that will take them to a Scottish seaside town. Neither German Kira, nor Scottish Ian, both in their early thirties, know that this brief encounter will change their lives. Both are on the run - from their past as well as the reality of their present lives. When they meet a second time that night, a magical bond develops between the two strangers. But fate tears them apart again and they both return to London, unaware that they live in the same city. Kira and Ian will have to face their own demons before they are ready to truly meet in the end.

“Falling Into Place” is written and directed by Aylin Tezel, one of Germany’s most prolific young actresses. She is making her directorial debut with this modern love story, set in Scotland on the Isle of Skye and in London. Tezel's film is an honest and poetic portrait of today’s 30-somethings caught between the fear of commitment and the desire for self-improvement. Like all great love stories, it is not just about the love between two individuals, but also about the dreams and anxieties of a generation.

Aylin Tezel („7500”, “Unbroken”) and Chris Fulton (“Outlaw King”, “Bridgerton”) head up a cast including Alexandra Dowling (“Game of Thrones”), Samuel Anderson (“Gunpowder Milkshake”), Layo-Christina Akinlude (“The End of the F***ing World”), Kathryn Howden (“Malevolent”), Michael Carter (“The Illusionist”) and Rory Fleck-Byrne (“This is Going to Hurt”).

DoP Julian Krubasik (“We Are Next of Kin”, “Dig Deeper: The Disappearance of Birgit Meier”) was behind the camera. Grammy nominated composer Jon Hopkins (“Monsters”) and Ben Lukas Boysen (“The Collini Case”) created the score music. And Des Hamilton (Jojo Rabbit”) was responsible for the casting.

Yvonne McWellie, Jakob D. Weydemann, Jonas Weydemann and Milena Klemke of Weydemann Bros. produced “Falling Into Place” as a co-production with Compact Pictures, John McKay and WeFadeToGrey, and in cooperation with WDR, SR and Arte. The film received funding from Film- und Medienstiftung NRW, Creative Europe, German Federal Film Fund (DFFF) and Screen Scotland.

"Falling Into Place" celebrated its world premiere at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival in November 2023.
German Film Award LOLA (Germany) 2024: Nomination in category Best Editing