Das Kindermädchen: Mission Italien (2021)
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Cast
Saskia Vester, Clelia Sarto, Janek Rieke, Laila Padotzke, Marlon Heidel, Liza Tzschirner
A nanny helping a family in Apulia uncovers a serious medical concern as the olive harvest approaches.
The story
Childcare worker Henriette Höffner travels to Apulia to help Rosa and Benno’s family and their teenage children, Julian and Luisa. As the olive harvest approaches, Rosa seems distressed. She tells Henriette that she is pregnant, though she is visibly ill. Henriette finds X-rays in Rosa’s desk drawer that point to a brain tumor, and urgently asks the family to sit down and talk.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
This time, childcare worker Henriette Höffner travels to Apulia to help Rosa and Benno’s family, who are of German descent and need her support with their two teenage children, Julian and Luisa. The olive harvest is about to begin, but Rosa seems distraught. In a quiet moment, Rosa tells Henriette, the nanny, that she is pregnant. But Rosa is visibly ill. Henriette promptly opens Rosa’s desk drawer and discovers X-rays that point to a brain tumor. Henriette urgently asks the family to sit down and talk. Over dinner, all the uncomfortable truths come to light, including Benno’s affair with Vittoria, one of the harvest workers. The operation at the hospital goes satisfactorily, bringing great joy to the family. Julian also manages to pluck up the courage and performs live for the first time at the town’s open stage. The family members happily embrace once again.
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