Wayward Canadian, Matthew, crushed by the isolation of being new to Berlin, turns his sexual desires toward Matthias that spiral into a dark fixation of assumed identity. Soon, this obsessive power struggle between the two, careens toward brutal passion and violence in a bid for dominance.

The Leaving Party follows a group of friends over the course of a summer's day. The film examines the way women maneuver their lives with humor, storytelling, and camaraderie.