Kleine Schiffe (2013)
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Katja Riemann, Aylin Tezel, Hans-Werner Meyer, Péter Franke, Christoph Schechinger, Hedi Kriegeskotte
After learning she is pregnant and being left by her husband, an orderly 45-year-old woman finds unexpected friendship with a free-spirited younger pregnant woman.
The story
Forty-five-year-old physiotherapist Franziska visits a doctor believing she is experiencing menopausal symptoms, only to learn she is pregnant. Before she can tell her husband Andreas, he leaves, unable to cope with her compulsive need for order and control. Franziska decides to have an abortion and meets Lilli, a lively, talented 20-year-old who is also pregnant. Homeless and sleeping in her studio, Lilli nevertheless wants to have her baby. When Lilli turns up at Franziska’s spotless home, Franziska takes her in temporarily. Though they are very different, the two women begin to form a close bond.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
The 45-year-old physiotherapist Franziska goes to the doctor because she thinks she is experiencing menopausal symptoms, and learns that she is pregnant. Before she can tell her husband, Andreas, the news, he leaves her because he can no longer cope with her compulsive need for order and control. She decides to have an abortion and meets the lively, talented 20-year-old free spirit Lilli at the counseling center. Lilli is pregnant too, but even though she is currently homeless and sleeps in her studio, she wants to have her baby. One day, when she turns up on Franziska’s doorstep, Franziska takes the young chaos magnet into her spotless detached house, initially on a temporary basis. Although the two women could hardly be more different, they slowly become friends and an indispensable support for each other. Lilli’s zest for life makes Franziska reconsider, and she decides to keep the baby. Franziska’s strengths in spelling and other formal matters help Lilli apply to an art college.
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