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Feb 14 2013 N/A 2h 54m
Comedy, Drama, Romance

This is a family story that covers thirty years in the life of the Freytag family (narrated by the grandson, Robert). When his grandfather returns from Russia in 1949, he becomes part of the German "economic miracle" by producing garden gnomes. Klaus, Robert's father, wants to become a writer. He marries Gisela who almost immediately gets pregnant with Robert - but the marriage doesn't work. Both parents abandon the child, and Robert goes on living with both pairs of grand parents. While his father belongs to the 1968 generation that rebels against their fathers he falls in love with the neighbor's's daughter Laura.

Plot

This is a family story that covers 30 years in the life of the Freytag family, narrated by grandson Robert. When his grandfather returns from Russia in 1949, he becomes part of the German "economic miracle" by producing garden gnomes. Robert's father Klaus wants to become a writer. He marries Gisela, who almost immediately gets pregnant with Robert, but the marriage doesn't work. Both parents abandon the boy, who is raised by both sets of grandparents. While his father belongs to the 1960s generation that rebels against their fathers, he falls in love with the neighbor's's daughter Laura.

Written by

Oskar Roehler, Klaus Richter

Directed by

Oskar Roehler

Cast

Jürgen Vogel, Meret Becker, Moritz Bleibtreu

Crew

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Production Countries

Germany

Production Companies

X Filme Creative Pool, ARD/Degeto Film, WDR, Bayerischer Rundfunk, NDR, MOOVIE the art of entertainment GmbH

Languages

Deutsch

Awards

1 win & 6 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
527
Average Rating
6.3 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA