Home for the Weekend

Drama/Society, Germany 2012

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At the request of his mother Gitte, Marko (Lars Eidinger), who has lived in Berlin for years, goes to visit his parents (Corinna Harfouch, Ernst Stötzner) in the country. His hopes for a quiet weekend with his family are not fulfilled. Unexpectedly for everyone, Gitte reveals that she is well again after a long mental illness. Marko is the only one to comply with her request to treat her as a fully-fledged member of the family from now on, thus upsetting not only his parents' supposedly well-established relationship. With an ensemble of top-class actors, director Hans-Christian Schmid tells in WAS BLEIBT how a family breaks apart and finds its way to each other anew within a few days. After the award-winning films Requiem (2006) and Sturm (2009), this is his third collaboration with screenwriter Bernd Lange. WAS BLEIBT celebrated its premiere in the competition programme of the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival.
85 min
HD
FSK 12
Audio language:
German

Awards

German Film Critics Award 2012 Best Actor Lars Eidinger
filmkunstfest Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 2021 Main Award The Flying Ox

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Writer:

Bernd Lange

Composer:

The Notwist

Sound Design:

Patrick Veigel

Cast:

Lars Eidinger (Marko Heidtmann)

Corinna Harfouch (Gitte Heidtmann)

Ernst Stötzner (Günter Heidtmann)

Sebastian Zimmler (Jakob Heidtmann)

Picco von Groote (Ella Staudt)

Egon Merten (Zowie Heidtmann)

Eva Meckbach (Tine Gronau)

Birge Schade (Susanne Graefe)

Original title:

Was bleibt

Original language:

German

Format:

16:9 HD, Color

Ratings:

FBW "especially valuable"

Age rating:

FSK 12

Audio language:

German

Audio description:

German