
Backstory
2020, English. Directed by Joschka Laukeninks.
As a young child our protagonist is left by his mother and has to live with his violent father. He fights his way through adolescence and falls in love with the woman of his dreams and just as everything seems to be finally working out for him, a sudden event changes the course of his life forever. A story about how everything we love, everything we learn, everything we build, everything we fear, will one day be gone.
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- 0h 8m
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- English
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Backstory runs 8 minutes (0h 8m).
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Which OTT platform is Backstory on?
Backstory isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 6 August 2020. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
What movies are like Backstory?
If you liked Backstory, try Anuja, Hands of Stone, Embattled.
Who directed Backstory?
Backstory (2020) was directed by Joschka Laukeninks and stars Franziska Rieck.