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Debut Film Explores Mental Health Journey at Berlin Fest

2/7/2025

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Paris's Alpha Violet has secured international sales for "How to Be Normal and the Oddness of the Other World," the debut feature from Austrian filmmaker Florian Pochlatko. Premiering at the Berlin Film Festival, the film poignantly captures Pia's transformative journey after leaving a psychiatric hospital, delving into the complexities of mental health and the quest for self-optimization.

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Paris's Alpha Violet has secured international sales for "How to Be Normal and the Oddness of the Other World," the debut feature from Austrian filmmaker Florian Pochlatko. Premiering at the Berlin Film Festival, the film poignantly captures Pia's transformative journey after leaving a psychiatric hospital, delving into the complexities of mental health and the quest for self-optimization.