Der Typ, 13 Kinder & ich (2009)

Esther Ohling is the mother of five and also a foster mother to eight children. The widow lives with all thirteen children in a house on a plot of land that the owners of a ceramics and tableware company would like to acquire so they can build new factory buildings there. The expansion seems unavoidable, since otherwise the company risks being taken over by the Chinese ceramics industry. To get the purchase of the property underway, the company owner sends his charming nephew Leon to persuade Esther to sell. But their first meeting does not go as planned: Leon comes across Esther on a lonely forest road, where her car has broken down. The two realize that they are actually complete opposites; nevertheless, they start seeing each other more often. By then, however, Esther has not realized Leon’s real purpose: to acquire her property on behalf of his uncle. When she discovers his intentions, she refuses to sell, despite the fact that the house is increasingly falling into disrepair and she has no money for the urgently needed renovations. Leon, who grew up as an orphan with his uncle, recognizes how important a close-knit family is and has genuinely fallen in love with Esther. He takes Esther and her children’s side and prevents the sale of the property and the house.