German TV movie, “In a Frenzy”
Katja is a passionate journalist. When her article is censored, she gets drunk and becomes abusive. Her boss gives Katja a choice: stop drinking or get sacked. Enraged, Katja clears out her office and goes to a bar. There she meets Eddi, who is also facing the ruins of his professional life. The two are drawn into a spiral of alcohol, passion, and violence. When Katja’s boss offers her another chance if she immediately goes to rehab, Katja agrees on one condition: she will write a personal report about alcohol addiction. Katja begins researching and interviews Eddi, as well as psychologists, doctors, and celebrities, while repeatedly getting drunk with him. The two are heading towards a deadly abyss.
