Francisca,Tobias,Sara,DavidandFredericarestudentsattheSwissUniversityofSt.Gallen.Eachfromdifferentbackgrounds,theyarestudyingforadegreethattheFinancialTimeshasdubbedthe“bestprograminmanagementworldwide.”Theyallhavethesamegoal:toexcelinacareerprominentlyfeaturingmoneyandpower.
Thedirectorcloselyfollowstheseyoungadultsforsevenyears,fromaheadhunterinterviewtotheirindividualsuccessesandsetbacksasconsultantsorentrepreneurs.Heasksthemabouttheirdreamsandambitions,goeswiththemonvacationsorouttodinner,visitstheirparents,spendstimewiththemastheyprepareforjobinterviews,andworksovertimewiththeminahotelroom.
Crystal-cleareditingtellsfivestoriesoffivedifferentpeople,eachwiththeirownuncertainties,euphoricmoments,fearsandheartbreak.Sadderandwiser,attheendofthefilmtheylookbackontheirinitialenthusiasmandreflectonhowmuchofitisleftatthispointintheirlives.Throughtheiruninhibitedgaze,theaudiencegetsaglimpseofaworldthatisfamiliartoonlytoafew.
源自：https://festival.idfa.nl/en/film/2ef01ca7-b887-461e-b601-50f0b48fe7ac/the-driven-ones/
