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Familie und andere Glücksfälle

2001 · 93 min

A light, warm-hearted comedy that gently upends a busy life and asks you to smile at the mess.

Directed by
Dror Zahavi
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Ann-Kathrin Kramer, Arndt Schwering-Sohnrey, Rüdiger Vogler
Overview
Entrepreneur Mathilda Beer is extremely successful professionally and newly engaged. Suddenly the past enters her life in the form of Mathilda's disabled half-brother Matze - and throws it into chaos. Professional bankruptcies and private crises are the result. Of course, Mathilda tries to get rid of Matze, but all attempts fail. Because Matze's love for Mathilda is unshakable and quite persistent...

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Directed by
Dror Zahavi
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Ann-Kathrin Kramer, Arndt Schwering-Sohnrey, Rüdiger Vogler
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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 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
  • identity
  • work
  • healing
  • love
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour6
Realism7
Romance4
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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Genres
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Directed by
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93 min
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Germany
Languages
German

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