Die wilden Hühner und das Leben (2009)

The “Chickens” are slowly growing out of their youthful gang years and, on the eve of one last big class trip before graduating, must face the worries that come with growing up. Wilma is determined to get into films and make it big; Torte’s parents are moving to Denmark, so he has to say goodbye to his friends; Frieda has secretly fallen in love with Melanie’s boyfriend, Willi, while Melanie fears she might be pregnant by him; Trude is in a difficult long-distance relationship; things are rocky between Sprotte and Fred; and even Sprotte’s mother, Sybille, who is also along as the bus driver, has an urgent problem to sort out. At the school hostel, they can enjoy their carefree childhood one more time, with lots of fun and pranks played on one another. But they come to realize that change is part of life, and that sooner or later the time comes to “let go.” The “Wild Chicks,” however, are already waiting in the wings as the next generation.