is a 2013 German film directed by

Til Schweiger Tilman Valentin Schweiger (; born 19 December 1963) is a German actor and filmmaker. He became known in the 1990s for films such as '' Manta, Manta'', '' Der bewegte Mann'' and '' Knockin' on Heaven's Door''. He went on to star in international ...

. It is a sequel to the 2011 film . It was released in German-speaking countries (Germany, Austria and Switzerland) on 7 February 2013. The film stars Til Schweiger, his daughter Emma Schweiger, Jasmin Gerat and Samuel Finzi reprising their roles from the first film.

Plot

Two years have passed since Henry, Katharina, Tristan and Magdalena became a family. Just when they think that everything has returned to normal, chaos breaks out. Henry begins a career as a film producer; for his first project, he must work with eccentric young actor Matthias Schweighöfer. Meanwhile, Katharina is struggling with her role as a housewife and mother to baby Louis. In an attempt to save her marriage and rediscover herself, she moves into her own apartment. When Charlotte accepts a job abroad, Tristan faces a midlife crisis in the form of a young new girlfriend, Anna. He moves in with Henry, and the pair quickly become overwhelmed at the prospect of full responsibility for Louis and Magdalena. They decide to hire an attractive live-in nanny to help them out, which threatens Henry's possibility at a second chance with Katharina. During all of this, Magdalena develops romantic interest in a boy for the first time.

Cast

as Henry *

Matthias Schweighöfer Matthias Schweighöfer (; born 11 March 1981) is a German actor and filmmaker known for his work in several German and American film productions. He is best known for his role as Lieutenant Franz Herber in the 2008 film ''Valkyrie''. In 2021, Sch ...

as himself * Emma Schweiger as Magdalena * Jasmin Gerat as Katharina *

Samuel Finzi Samuel Finzi (Bulgarian language, Bulgarian: Самуел Финци; born 20 January 1966) is a Bulgarian-German actor. Since his start in the late 1980s, he has hundreds of film, television, and theatrical credits. Between 1993 and 2011, he rec ...

as Tristan * Maurizio Magno as Nick * Nico Liersch as Max *

Julia Jentsch Julia Jentsch (; born 20 February 1978) is a German actress. She has received awards including the Silver Bear, European Film Award, and Deutscher Filmpreis, Lola. She is best known for ''Sophie Scholl – The Final Days'', ''The Edukators'' and ...

as Mother Max * Anna-Katharina Samsel as Nanny

Reception

Ronny Dombrowski from Cinetastic gave the film a 6 out of a possible 10, with much praise to Emma Schweiger for being the "secret star" of the movie.

Trivia

*The movie title stands for

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, the only meal that Henry can cook. *Til Schweiger chose the song "

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" by the Irish rock band

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(featuring

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) for the title song of the movie. The film music comes from the Finnish

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band

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. *The shooting of the movie was to take place from 2 August 2012 to 1 October 2012. The movie was shot in

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and

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References

External links

* 2013 films 2013 comedy films German comedy films 2010s German-language films Films directed by Til Schweiger Films scored by Martin Todsharow Films set in Berlin Films about filmmaking Warner Bros. films 2010s German films {{2010s-Germany-film-stub