A flower seller who can't read vs. the system that stole her son. Grab tissues.
Flower seller Leni Bluhm is kind-hearted, but illiterate and not very bright. That's why the single mother can't help her son Dominik at school. His teacher Steiner is worried and calls in the youth welfare office. The narrow-minded authorities make sure that Dominik is placed with a foster mother - Mrs. Steiner of all people! But Leni fights for her child and finds an ally in the arrogant lawyer Zörnig of all people...
Acting
Anna Loos breaks your heart as illiterate mother Leni.
Writing
Zörnig's arrogant-to-ally arc hits every satisfying beat.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This TV movie tackles Germany's Jugendamt (youth welfare office), an institution many Germans love to hate. Leni's helplessness resonates in a country where bureaucratic power often overwhelms individuals.
Heiner Lauterbach was already 53 playing Zörnig—his chemistry with Anna Loos (18 years younger) somehow works because the film never forces romance, just grudging respect.
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