Love in the era of social media: in Peter Luisi’s teen drama, a 16-year-old named Mia wants revenge on her ex-boyfriend.

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16-year-old Mia is shattered. Her boyfriend Martin has broken up with her: he cheated on her, used her and lied. Egged on by her sister Laura, Mia swears revenge. She looks for a random victim on an online dating site: Timo. The plan is to make him feel something for her and then for her to icily dump him. But suddenly Mia becomes aware she has developed feelings for Timo...

In the wake of the highly acclaimed Der Sandmann, Swiss director Peter Luisi takes it down a notch, although he also leaves enough room in Boys Are Us to let his imagination run. But his experimental gimmick can't hide the tired story.