Versprich mir, dass es den Himmel gibt (1999)
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Sandra Speichert, Mehmet Kurtuluş, Boris Aljinovic, Sonsee Neu, Elisabeth Trissenaar, Norbert Ghafouri
When his wife is diagnosed with cancer, photographer Louis accompanies her to Mallorca, where he unexpectedly meets his childhood sweetheart.
The story
Photographer Louis and his wife, model Cora, face a crisis when she is diagnosed with cancer. Medical efforts, including chemotherapy, fail to ease her suffering, and Cora is told she will die. Initially discouraged, Cora decides to spend her remaining months with Louis on Mallorca, hoping to live without worries. There, Louis unexpectedly encounters Stella, his old childhood sweetheart, and their old spark immediately flares up again.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
The marriage between photographer Louis and his wife, the model Cora, is put to a severe test when it is discovered that Cora has cancer. All medical efforts fail, and even the chemotherapy she receives cannot ease her suffering: Cora is going to die. Initially discouraged by the diagnosis, Cora decides to spend the last months she has left on the island of Mallorca with her husband, free of worries. Once there, Louis runs into Stella, his old childhood sweetheart. The spark between them immediately flares up again. Naturally, they have a few minor arguments, and Stella withdraws, even though they both feel that they were really meant for each other. Afterward, Stella and Louis try to make Cora’s final days a happy time, until the inevitable happens: Cora dies of her illness.
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