Young entrepreneurial duo André and Vera are brimming with confidence and ambition. The two want to develop an app that focuses specifically on women’s health – an unexplored area – and a shiny commercial future seems within reach. At a trade show, they present their app to warm up investors. To master the tricks of pitching, they follow an intensive training program with business guru Julian. But first Vera wants to kick her smoking habit; she enlists the help of a hypnotherapist, with unexpected effect: Vera throws off all her inhibitions and that causes quite a few uncomfortable situations.

Hypnoses is the satirical debut of Swedish director Ernst De Geer that not only amuses but also creates uncomfortable situations. Herbert Nordrum won the award for Best Actor at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, where the film was also nominated for Best Film.