Synopsis
The recently-retired teacher Angelika decides, against her sceptical husband Richard’s will, to take in a refugee. Soon afterwards, the young Nigerian, Diallo, moves into the Hartmann home and a whirlwind of complications ensue. These events not only disrupt the lives of Angelika and Richard’s adult children, Philip and Sophie, they also put their own marriage as well as Diallo’s chances of integration to the test. Directed by Simon Verhoeven (the popular Men in the City film franchise), this comedy is Germany’s most successful local movie in 2016. Despite all the onscreen chaos, hope prevails that the family in the story will recover its stability, confidence and peace – like the rest of Germany caught up in the European refugee crisis.