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Plötzlich Opa

2006

A gentle, feel-good culture-clash story about an unlikely family bond, with mild drama and a comforting, easygoing charm.

Directed by
Thomas Kronthaler
Genres
Tv movie, Comedy
Starring
Günther Maria Halmer, Max Felder, Laura Sonntag
Overview
Thirteen-year-old Jonas Ettenberger's parents were killed in a traffic accident. Now the Hamburg city boy has to live with his grandfather in the deepest Bavarian province by order of the youth welfare office. The boy finds it difficult to get used to country life and the Bavarian dialect, as does his widowed grandfather to his grandson, whom he has only just met. But Jonas quickly makes friends with his new classmate Julia Stelzer. In the meantime, Harald Messner, Jonas' uncle, finds out that his nephew has inherited a lot of money. Although he also lives in affluence in Munich, he and especially his new wife Sonja hope to get even more money through Jonas. They appeal to the youth welfare office for custody of the boy and are proved right. Jonas has to return to Munich, even though he is now very happy with Grandpa Ludwig and his housekeeper Rosi.

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Directed by
Thomas Kronthaler
Genres
Tv movie, Comedy
Starring
Günther Maria Halmer, Max Felder, Laura Sonntag
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • grief
  • found family
  • class
  • coming-of-age
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour5
Realism7
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
tv movie, comedy
Directed by
Thomas Kronthaler
Written by
Claudia Kaufmann
Starring
Günther Maria Halmer, Max Felder, Laura Sonntag, Katharina Schubert, Hardy Krüger Jr., Christiane Blumhoff, Maria Bachmann, Markus H. Eberhardt
Cinematography
Helmut Pirnat
Country
Germany
Languages
German

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