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Lars Eidinger Says Tom Tykwer’s New Film ‘The Light’ Exposes the ‘Reason the World Is on the Brink’: We’re ‘Being Governed by People’ Who ‘Clearly Have a Narcissistic Personality Disorder’


Lars Eidinger, the star of Tom Tykwer's latest film "The Light," said the drama exposes 'the reason the world is on the brink': narcissism.

The German-language film, which is set to open the fest on Thursday night, stars Eidinger and Nicolette Krebitz as Milena and Tim, the 40-something parents of irate 17-year-old twins. Eidinger added that “The Light’s” main statement is that “we are the reason the world is on the brink,” he said, referring to the generation of the parents in the film. “At first I was a bit sad that we were not part of the competition, but I really think this movie has the potential to be important for these debates that we are dealing with today,” Eidinger said.

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