Synopsis
After fleeing to the West in 1961, peaceful times were supposed to begin for the Striesows. But Irene longs for the familiar GDR, fears her husband Dieter's supposed "second wives" and expects the Third World War every day. When the war finally breaks out in the living room, her children Ute, Wasa and Flori decide to help their mother's happiness along, with unexpected consequences.
Ratings
IMDb6.3/10
2 audience votes
Key crew
- Neele VollmarDirector
- Ruth TomaScreenplay
- Oliver ThiedeOriginal Music Composer
- Thomas MehlhornOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Katharina M. SchubertIrene Striesow
- Oliver StokowskiDieter Striesow
- Leonie BrillWasa Striesow
- Tamino WeckerFlori Striesow
- Axel PrahlKarl
- Doris KunstmannFrau Radke
- Anna BöttcherFrau Heinckel
- Daphne WagnerFrau Kampmann
- Georgia StahlFrau Blume
- Meret BeckerMusiklehrerin
- Gustav Peter WöhlerWagenbesitzer
- Nina MonkaUte Striesow
Themes
underdoginfidelitysibling relationshipdeceived wifehysteriacowardlinesswoman director