A quirky family lives their simple but joyful life which centers around the youngest family member, a little boy.
Acting
Archibald Eser's unhinged child performance—pure id in short pants.
Production
1968 West Germany looking suspiciously like storybook Bavaria.
Director
Kurt Hoffmann
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Kurt Hoffmann specialized in 'Heimatfilm' comfort cinema; this was his late-career pivot toward social satire disguised as family fare.
Archibald Eser quit acting immediately after this film. Some suspect the role broke him.
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