
The Lost(2006)
A charismatic psycho suspected of killing two innocent campers in a cold-blooded double homicide grows increasingly unstable as his suburban empire starts to crack at the foundations.


Piet, who is studying computer science, is as inexperienced sexually as he is intelligent. When he notices that his feelings for Klara, a fellow student, are not really reciprocal, he is deeply hurt. After trying out sleeping pills on himself, he drugs Klara, with unexpected consequences.

Adam Ild Rohweder
Piet Carnell

Paulina Gałązka
Klara Koslowski

Amanda Plummer
Ketura Stantz

Pit Bukowski
Alex
Vania Bajdarova
Nathalie

Laurence Roothooft
Kylie
Sheraz Khan
Delivery Boy

Prodromos Antoniadis
Professor Karadimos
A Young Man With High Potential is a crime, thriller film released in 2019 exploring themes of drug use, unrequited love, computer scientist, classmates. Directed by Linus de Paoli, it stars Adam Ild Rohweder, Paulina Gałązka, Amanda Plummer. Piet, who is studying computer science, is as inexperienced sexually as he is intelligent. When he notices that his feelings for Klara, a fellow student, are not really reciprocal, he is deeply hurt. After trying out sleeping pills on himself, he drugs Klara, with unexpected consequences.
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