A Man, His Lover And His Mother

– Lorenz Meran, (40) a successful gay author suffering acute writers' block, has to leave Berlin and r..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.00 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 46 Minutes
Release Year:
2013
Original Name:
Rosie
A Man, His Lover and His Mother (2013) - Also known as Rosie

Lorenz Meran, (40) a successful gay author suffering acute writers' block, has to leave Berlin and return to eastern Switzerland to provide care for his aged mother, Rosie. When he finds himself confronted with the fact that fun-loving Rosie refuses both outside assistance and a care home, he discovers that he is stuck fast in his small home town of Altstätten. But it is not only his mother's battle against being dictated to and losing her dignity that he is struggling with. It's also his own midlife crisis. And when long-kept secrets are suddenly revealed under the tensions of family dynamics, Lorenz almost fails to notice that love is knocking on the front door of his parent's house...

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A Man, His Lover and His Mother (2013) - Trailer

Release Date:

08 May 2014

Language:

Swiss German, German

Director:

Marcel Gisler

Writer:

Marcel Gisler (screenplay), Rudolf Nadler (screenplay)

Main Actors:

Sibylle Brunner, Fabian Krüger, Judith Hofmann, Sebastian Ledesma

Plot:

Lorenz Meran, (40) a successful gay author suffering acute writers' block, has to leave Berlin and return to eastern Switzerland to provide care for his aged mother, Rosie. When he finds himself confronted with the fact that fun-loving Rosie refuses both outside assistance and a care home, he discovers that he is stuck fast in his small home town of Altstätten. But it is not only his mother's battle against being dictated to and losing her dignity that he is struggling with. It's also his own midlife crisis. And when long-kept secrets are suddenly revealed under the tensions of family dynamics, Lorenz almost fails to notice that love is knocking on the front door of his parent's house...

Awards:

2 wins & 6 nominations.

Production:

Cobra Film GmbH

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.1/10