I Love Techno

The Story

A DESIRE
THAT NEVER ENDS

"ILT IS NOT JUST A FILM. IT IS AN IMMERSION INTO THE BEATING HEART OF FRANKFURT'S UNDERGROUND AND ITS PEOPLE - WHERE IDENTITY IS FOUND AND LOST.
THE NIGHT DRAWS YOU IN, WHERE EVERY BEAT CAN BE SALVATION OR DOWNFALL.
LET GO… BUT DON'T LOSE YOURSELF."

Three people. Three different worlds. One city driven by pounding bass, drugs, and organized crime.
Malina, Kai, and Noel enter Frankfurt's underground for different reasons — searching for freedom, belonging, or a way out of lives they can no longer accept.
As their paths intertwine, personal ambitions turn into desperate choices, drawing them toward a heist that could change everything.
Everyone has their reasons. Not everyone will understand them.
One thing is clear: the night goes on. No matter who gets lost along the way.

The Characters

Who They Are

The Dreamer

MALINA

22 years old. Raised in a wealthy but emotionally distant home, Malina moves to Frankfurt to pursue her studies and a life of her own. Kind-hearted, trusting, and somewhat naive, she longs for connection, freedom, and new experiences. As she steps into an unfamiliar world, her desire to belong may become her greatest vulnerability.

The DJ

KAI

28 years old. Rebellious, charming, and restless, Kai is one of the most recognized DJs in Frankfurt's underground scene. Raised in a wealthy family, he struggles with his father's expectations and his own desire for independence. Behind his confident, sometimes arrogant exterior lies a troubled soul, caught between his passion for music, his inner demons, and the urge to escape a life he never truly chose.

The Dealer

NOEL

32 years old. Quiet, stubborn, and fiercely protective, Noel has spent years navigating Frankfurt's criminal underground. Living in a working-class neighborhood with his daughter, he carries the weight of responsibility and a past he struggles to leave behind. Selfless but quick-tempered, he is willing to cross moral lines to give his daughter the opportunities he never had. He wants out of the world that shaped him, but escaping it may come at a greater cost than staying.

The Boss

VIKTOR

Late 30s. Calm, calculating, and driven by an insatiable desire for power, Viktor has built his own empire within Frankfurt's criminal underground. A skilled negotiator and natural authority, he commands respect without ever needing to raise his voice. He takes care of those closest to him, but his ambition has already cost him the people who mattered most. In a world he helped shape, loyalty has its price — and Viktor knows exactly what he's willing to sacrifice.

The Right Hand

DIRK

Ruthless, loyal, and unapologetically brutal, he is Viktor's right hand and the man who keeps the criminal operations running. From security to drug trafficking, little happens within the underground without his involvement. Feared and respected, he thrives on power, control, and the authority his position gives him. Unlike those searching for a way out, he has no desire to leave. He knows exactly who he is, what he does, and where he belongs.

The World

Frankfurt
Underground

A city of contrasts. Glass skyscrapers and luxury apartments rise above worn-down streets, crowded neighborhoods, and lives shaped by entirely different realities.

As night falls, another world emerges. Behind closed doors and pounding bass, Frankfurt's underground techno scene brings together people whose paths might never cross in daylight. Here, music, excess, and organized crime coexist, blurring social boundaries without erasing them.

The city is never the center of the story, but its contrasts shape the world these characters inhabit — where wealth and desperation, freedom and dependency, exist side by side.

Sonic References

Mazut — Vrodak x Optimuss

We Love Violence — Vino x Xilef

Catharsis (Remix) — B.A.R.K

Oblivion — Äbvsd

Chernobyl — Äbvsd

Visual Style, Sound & Atmosphere

Cinema From Within

Visual Style

A dark, immersive visual language that reflects the characters' emotional states through color, light, and atmosphere. The camera stays close to the people, revealing the city through their experiences rather than grand establishing shots or postcard imagery.

Sound

Sound plays an essential role in shaping the film's identity. Rooted in the authentic underground techno scene, the soundtrack draws from the music, artists, and sounds that define this world, creating an intense and immersive experience that goes far beyond the dancefloor.

Atmosphere

Outside the clubs, sound takes on an entirely different dimension. Dreamlike, melancholic compositions and unconventional sound design transform ordinary moments into something strangely distant and unsettling. Inspired by the atmospheric intensity of films like Requiem for a Dream, music and sound become powerful storytelling tools, reflecting the characters' inner worlds and creating a subtle sense that something is always slightly off.

Together, image and sound blur the distance between the audience and the characters, drawing viewers into their experiences. Not as an observer. As a participant.

I LOVE
TECHNO

A DESIRE
THAT NEVER ENDS

Who They Are

Frankfurt
Underground

Cinema From Within

Reference Tracks

Director

Director

Who Is He

Let's Talk

I LOVETECHNO

A DESIRETHAT NEVER ENDS

Who They Are

FrankfurtUnderground

Cinema From Within

Reference Tracks

Director

Director

Who Is He

Let's Talk

I LOVE TECHNO

I LOVE
TECHNO

A DESIRE
THAT NEVER ENDS

Frankfurt
Underground