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    Messy Christmas

    96'

    2007-11-22

    5

    Comedy

    Overview:

    A holiday celebration with the extended family gets stretched to the breaking point in this comedy from Germany. Sara is happily married to Jan, though this wasn't always the case -- Sara is Jan's second wife, while Sara has three ex-husbands, Gunnar, Andi and Erich, and she and Jan are raising children from each of their previous marriages. Jan is less than thrilled with the prospect of spending the holidays with Sara's mother, but things get worse when he learns his wife has planned a surprise for Christmas eve -- they'll be joined by Gunnar, Andi and Erich, as well as Erich's new wife Pauline, Andi's current spouse Rita and his own ex-wife, Eva. To call the atmosphere uncomfortable is an understatement, and things only get worse when Sara announces she's pregnant, which is quite troubling for Jan since he's been waiting for the right time to tell her he had a vasectomy several months before.

    WritingRichard ReitingerDirectingVanessa Jopp

    Cast

    1

    Sara

    Martina Gedeck

    1

    Jan

    Heino Ferch

    1

    Rita

    Jasmin Tabatabai

    1

    Pauline

    Meret Becker

    1

    Erich

    Rainer Sellien

    1

    Andi

    Roeland Wiesnekker

    1

    Eva

    Rosa Enskat

    1

    Gunnar

    Andreas Windhuis

    1

    Thomas

    Matthias Matschke

    1

    Anne

    Ursula Doll

    1

    Isabell

    Alexandra Neldel

    1

    Inge

    Petra Kelling

    1

    Helena

    Feo Aladag

    1

    Max

    Bjarne Mädel

    Details:

    • Budget: 0
    • Home page
    • Revenue: 0
    • List of countries:
      1. Germany
    • List of languages:
      1. German
    • List of companies:
      1. ARD
      2. X Filme Creative Pool
      3. ARTE
      4. ARTE France Cinéma
      5. WDR
      6. Label Télé
    • Vote Count: 18
    • Popularity: 0.7259
    • Status: Released
    • Original title:Meine schöne Bescherung

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