''Eierdiebe'' (''The Family Jewels'' in United States) is a 2003 German

comedy-drama Comedy drama, also known by the portmanteau ''dramedy'', is a genre of dramatic works that combines elements of comedy and drama. The modern, scripted-television examples tend to have more humorous bits than simple comic relief seen in a typical ...

film written and directed by

Robert Schwentke Robert Schwentke (; born 15 February 1968) is a German film director and screenwriter. Life and career Schwentke was born in Stuttgart, West Germany. He graduated from Los Angeles film school, Columbia College Hollywood Columbia College Holl ...

. The film deals with

testicular cancer Testicular cancer is cancer that develops in the testicles, a part of the male reproductive system. Symptoms may include a lump in the testicle, or swelling or pain in the scrotum. Treatment may result in infertility. Risk factors include an u ...

, which Schwentke suffered through and survived.

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* 2003 films 2003 comedy-drama films German comedy-drama films Films directed by Robert Schwentke Films scored by Martin Todsharow Films about cancer 2000s German films {{2000s-Germany-film-stub