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Home For The Weekend
''Home for the Weekend'' (german: Was bleibt) is a 2012 German drama film directed by Hans-Christian Schmid. The film competed in competition at the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival in February 2012. Plot Gitte and Günter are in the publishing business and live a bourgeois lifestyle. They have two sons in mid-thirties, Marko a writer who is struggling with family life and Jakob a dentist who has started private clinic and is losing money. They both are called down for a visit for celebrating their retirement from the publishing business. Gitte who suffers from clinical depression, announces her decision to go off her medication after a brief period of Homeopathy and Traditional Chinese medicine. The family gets upset by the decision which further throws off Gitte. Gitte who seemingly seems to be in control is faced with an unsupportive family who isn't ready to accept her as a person than a patient. Gitte and Günter believed their children were doing good, and the sons b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans-Christian Schmid Hans-Christian Schmid (born 1965) is a German film director and screenwriter. Life and work Hans-Christian Schmid has collaborated with on several of the movies that he directed. Gutmann wrote screenplays for ''23 (film), 23 — Nichts ist so wie es scheint'' (1998), and ''Crazy (2000 film), Crazy'' (2000). Gutmann also directed ' (2001) for which he and Schmid wrote the screenplay. Awards * 1995: Findling Award for ''Himmel und Hölle'' * 2003: Bavarian Film Awards, Bavarian Film Award, Best Screenpla* 2003: Findling Award for ''Lichter'' Filmography * ''Sekt oder Selters'' (1989) * ''Die Mechanik des Wunders'' (1992) * ''Himmel und Hölle'' (1994) * ''After Five in the Forest Primeval'' (''Nach Fünf im Urwald'') (1995) * ''23 (film), 23 — Nichts ist so wie es scheint'' (1998) * ''Crazy (2000 film), Crazy'' (2000) * ''Distant Lights (2003 film), Distant Lights'' (''Lichter'') (2003) * ''Requiem (2006 film), Requiem'' (2006) * ''Storm (2009 film), Storm'' (''Sturm'') (2009) ... [...More Info...] |