German workaholic hotel manager Gabriel Brückner dies in a car accident on Mallorca with a single passenger, flight attendant Maren Gernold. Thus their year long adultery becomes known to their Bavarian spouses, ex-sculptor Sophie and contractor Michael. Consoling each-other, those two fall in love, but meet daunting obstacles, the worst of which is Gabriels' still naively doting brat daughter Anne
Director: Peter Sämann
Cast: Christine Neubauer, Bernhard Bettermann, Angelika Bender, Leonie Kienzle, Serge Falck
German workaholic hotel manager Gabriel Brückner dies in a car accident on Mallorca with a single passenger, flight attendant Maren Gernold. Thus their year long adultery becomes known to their Bavarian spouses, ex-sculptor Sophie and contractor Michael. Consoling each-other, those two fall in love, but meet daunting obstacles, the worst of which is Gabriels' still naively doting brat daughter Anne
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German workaholic hotel manager Gabriel Brückner dies in a car accident on Mallorca with a single passenger, flight attendant Maren Gernold. Thus their year long adultery becomes known to their Bavari…
1h 30m
July 4, 2009
Peter Sämann
Christine Neubauer, Bernhard Bettermann, Angelika Bender
Romance, Drama