A year in the life of a resident of a European city. A year in the life of a single mother. A year in the life of a single woman. Claire buzzes around Rotterdam on her bike with its children‘s seat. Her marriage with Rolf came to a violent end, and now she lives on her own with her small son Milan. She loves her child, her life is well organised, but sometimes she has yearnings. Because he has chained his bike to hers, she gets to know Thomas, and they embark on an affair. With infatuation and all the joys of that initial sparkle of love. Thomas is good-looking and gets on well with Milan and with the neighbours. Just as Claire is gradually beginning to think that the relationship is working out,
Thomas withdraws, disappearing and evading commitment.
Richting West is a succinct and feminist film essay about life and love in the city of today. Susann Visser plays the role of Claire undramatically and with great sensitivity, portraying a woman torn between the longing to share her life with somebody and wanting to live her life as she pleases, without compromise.

German premiere