Zwei Seiten der Liebe (2002)
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Thekla Carola Wied, Heikko Deutschmann, Fritz Karl, Miguel Herz-Kestranek, Hanns Zischler
After her husband's death reveals a hidden relationship, Carola must face grief and the precarious future of his business.
The story
Carola and Dieter Martin have been married for 25 years when Dieter dies in a car accident. In the aftermath, Carola discovers that he had been gay and had maintained a six-year relationship with Tobias Volperius, a much younger lawyer. The revelation deeply unsettles her, and she withdraws from the outside world, trying to drown her sorrow in alcohol. Meanwhile, Dieter’s furniture business is in serious trouble: its authorized signatory, Viktor Lipinski, has run it into the ground through fraud, and another company is poised to take it over. Carola must grapple with her loss while the fate of the business hangs in the balance.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Carola and Dieter Martin have been married for 25 years. After Dieter dies in a car accident, Carola discovers that he was gay and had been in a relationship for six years with Tobias Volperius, a much younger lawyer. Deeply shaken by this revelation, she withdraws from the outside world and tries to drown her sorrow in alcohol. When she attempts suicide, it is Tobias who finds and saves her. The two subsequently become friends, and Tobias is able to help Carola save her late husband’s furniture business, which has been run into the ground by the fraudulent authorized signatory Viktor Lipinski and is facing a takeover by another company.
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