Tomorrow I’ll be brave

If twelve-year-old Karl could have chosen who he fell in love with, it probably wouldn’t have been his classmate Lea. Lea is the tallest girl in the class, a head taller than Karl. Nevertheless, Karl needs a lot of courage to find out whether Lea likes him too. Karl’s older brother Tom advises him to do something with Lea. Karl invites the girl into his improvised bathroom laboratory. Taking and developing pictures has been Karl’s favourite pastime for years. Lea is impressed by Karl’s “light magic” in the lab. But Karl still doesn’t know whether she reciprocates his feelings. Time is running out. The sixth school year is almost over. After the summer holidays, Lea goes to another school. Karl’s last chance to become Lea’s boyfriend is the upcoming school trip.

‘an empathetic story that shines all on its own (…) and is highly entertaining. (…) captivating due to the charmingly acting kids, whom the film treats respectfully at eye level. The fact that the film succeeds so convincingly is a small sensation. (…) played enchantingly by the young Jonathan Köhn, who almost carries the plot on his own.’ (Kölner Stadtanzeiger)

‘German director Bernd Sahling is one of those directors who, in the world of children’s cinema, guarantees the pursuit of quality in film production and quality of life for the young people whose stories he tells.’ (ECFA News)

Produced by Zeitgeist Filmproduktion in coproduction with Field Recordings Filmproduktion, financed by the German Ministry of Culture (BKM), Kuratorium junger deutscher Film, Film- und Medienstiftung NRW and German Federal Film Fund (DFFF). 

Theatrical release in Germany: 2025 (Real Fiction Filmverleih)