Home For The Weekend

– On the request of his mother Gitte, Marko, who has been living in Berlin for years, drives off to th..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.50 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 25 Minutes
Release Year:
2012
Original Name:
Was bleibt
Home for the Weekend (2012) - Also known as Was bleibt

On the request of his mother Gitte, Marko, who has been living in Berlin for years, drives off to the countryside to visit his parents. His hopes of spending a quiet and relaxing time with his family fall short when Gitte surprises everyone by revealing that she has recovered after a long mental illness. Marko is the only one who respects her wish from now on to be treated as a full member of this family and, as a result, ends up tipping more than just the delicate balance of his parent’s seemingly harmonious relationship.

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Home for the Weekend (2012) - Trailer

Release Date:

06 Sep 2012

Language:

German

Director:

Hans-Christian Schmid

Writer:

Bernd Lange (screenplay)

Main Actors:

Lars Eidinger, Egon Merten, Eva Meckbach, Sebastian Zimmler

Plot:

Marko is in his mid-thirties, has just published his first book, and has been living in Berlin since his university days - far enough away from his parents Gitte and Günter whose bourgeois lifestyle he could never quite get used to. He visits them once or twice a year, mainly to give them a chance to spend a few days with their grandson. His hopes of spending a quiet weekend with the family fall short when Gitte, who has been mentally unstable since Marko was a child, feels so healthy after a homeopathic treatment that she stops taking her medication. Her announcement triggers reserved reactions in the family, and a series of revelations tip his family's structure out of balance.

Awards:

3 wins & 5 nominations.

Production:

23/5 Filmproduktion

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.5/10