Berlin Profile: ‘In the Aisles’ Director Thomas Stuber Talks About the Movie’s Outsiders

German director Thomas Stuber is making his Berlin competition debut with “In the Aisles,” a romantic drama set in a large wholesale market in Leipzig and starring two of Germany’s most in-demand actors: Franz Rogowski and Sandra Hüller.The film marks Stuber’s return to the big screen following his award-winning 2015 Toronto hit “A Heavy Heart.”Like that film, “In the Aisles” follows the kinds of protagonists that have long interested Stuber: outsiders, people who struggle to get by and have to fight for the small joys in life.The people that work in the film’s wholesale market represent a community that similarly struggles, people who don’t have a lot of money or luxury in their lives, the director explains.Rogowski’s star continues to soar following dramatic turns and nuanced performances in such recent hits as “Victoria,” superhero satire “Lux — Krieger des Lichts” and Michael Haneke’s “Happy End.” He also toplines

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