Christine and Conrad are what we call modern parents nowadays: While he stays home to raise children, she makes a career as a doctor, earning big money. When Konrad with comes home with the offer to act as a theater director again, organizing the day-to-day family life becomes increasingly difficult. Who will take care of their daughters Emma and Kate? As it turns out, it is in fact not that easy to find a competent girl.
Acting
Charly Hübner's simmering resentment is uncomfortably relatable.
Writing
Brutal observations on liberal hypocrisy hit different.
Director
Robert Thalheim
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Rare German comedy tackling Elterngeld (parental leave) realities—most German films avoid domestic satire this sharp.
The au pair casting is deliberate: Clara Lago's Isabel represents everything the family wants to be (free, artistic) and fails to see.
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