Der Termin(1994)

Der Termin is a German film set during a sweltering summer afternoon on the eve of a long weekend. Karl, a weary employee, receives one final task before the break—a job that becomes increasingly unbearable as the heat and tension mount. What begins as a simple assignment transforms into a test of patience and endurance as the hours drag on. The film captures the mundane frustration of working life with mounting psychological pressure, exploring themes of duty, exhaustion, and the small cruelties of workplace dynamics. Shot in real time, Der Termin examines how routine obligations can become suffocating in the wrong circumstances, turning an ordinary afternoon into something far more unsettling and revealing about human nature.