Set in Berlin, Heile Gänsje is a youth portrait of Germany. With a fluid narrative that loosely follows a German teenager and his attraction to an aggressive friend, the film was produced by Channel 4 UK and Dazed & Confused, and directed by Matt Lambert. Burning through topics like sexuality, violence, friendship and family, Heile Gänsje sums up German youth culture through dreamy lighting and brash dialogue.

We are nothing but fuck machines.

In the first of a new series of Define Beauty, Berlin-based directer Matt Lambert—known for his often-NSFW work exploring sex and intimacy—gets under the skin of our infatuation with sweat.