Ob ihr wollt oder nicht (2009)

The film starts with the main character Laura, a young woman with advanced cancer, entering quite upset the home of her parents and claiming to have stopped chemo therapy and having left her husband. The worried parents call the other three adult daughters into the house and they arrive one by one. For the first time in 6 years the entire family is united again. The characters are drawn as tensions rise from old conflicts and as the situation sinks in that Laura might be terminally ill. The movie eventually shifts from a lively sometimes comical beginning into the serious theme of dying and does handle this quite tactfully and moving. While the film touches on many areas surrounding death (including religion, graveyard, care, eutanasia) the main focus is on the transformation of the characters that are thrown out of their busy lifes into this situation, eventually accepting it and dealing with it.

Directing:
  • Ben Verbong

Writing:
  • Karin Howard
  • Katja Kittendorf

Stars:
Release Date: 2009-12-09
themoviedb icon 5.5/10
  • Country: DE, NL
  • Language: Deutsch
Senta Berger
Senta Berger
Dorothea
Uwe Rohde
Uwe Rohde
Friedhofswärter Hinrichsen
Mark Waschke
Mark Waschke
Paul
Christiane Paul
Christiane Pa...
Susa
Katharina M. Schubert
Katharina M....
Laura
Anna Böger
Anna Böger
Coco
Jan-Gregor Kremp
Jan-Gregor Kr...
Peter
Julia-Maria Köhler
Julia-Maria K...
Toni Brühl
Jan Decleir
Jan Decleir
Henning Brühl
Huub Stapel
Huub Stapel
Vater Dietz
Therese Hämer
Therese Hämer
Ärztin
Jamie Bick
Jamie Bick
Katharina
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