Zum Geburtstag (2013)
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Mark Waschke, Marie Bäumer, Sylvester Groth, Sophie Rois, Johannes Zeiler, Saskia-Sophie Rosendahl
A decades-old pact resurfaces when the man Paul once forced away returns as his boss, threatening the family Paul built with Anna.
The story
Paul and Anna have been a happy couple for 30 years, though their relationship is shadowed by a major lie Paul has kept. As a teenager, Paul loved Anna, but she loved his classmate Georg. Paul made a pact with Georg that forced him to move away so Paul could have Anna to himself; Georg agreed on the condition that he would someday return for her. Thirty years later, Georg comes back and becomes Paul’s new boss. Paul now has two children with Anna and is unwilling to give up his family easily, as the old promise brings past choices into the present.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Paul and Anna have been a happy couple for 30 years. But their love is tainted by a major lie on Paul’s part. Paul has been in love with Anna since he was a teenager, but back then she was in love with his classmate Georg. So Paul promptly makes a pact with Georg, forcing him to move away so that he can have Anna all to himself. Georg agrees, but says he wants her back someday. He makes good on that promise 30 years later, returning and even becoming Paul’s new boss. But Paul, who now has two children with Anna, is not willing to give up his family so easily.
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