Was bleibt (I) (2012)

Marko is in his mid-thirties, has just published his first book, and has been living in Berlin since his university days - far enough away from his parents Gitte and Günter whose bourgeois ... See full summary »

Director:

Hans-Christian Schmid

Writer:

Bernd Lange (screenplay)

Stars:

Lars Eidinger, Egon Merten, Eva Meckbach

3 wins & 5 nominations.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Lars Eidinger	...	Marko Heidtmann
Egon Merten	...	Zowie Heidtmann
Eva Meckbach	...	Tine Gronau
Sebastian Zimmler	...	Jakob Heidtmann
Corinna Harfouch	...	Gitte Heidtmann
Picco von Groote	...	Ella Staudt
Angelika Richter	...	DB-Kellnerin
Ines Krug	...	Heilpraktikerin
Ernst Stötzner	...	Günter Heidtmann
Birge Schade	...	Susanne Graefe
Gerhard Hermann	...	Einsatzleiter
Jörg Malchow	...	Polizist

Storyline

Marko is in his mid-thirties, has just published his first book, and has been living in Berlin since his university days - far enough away from his parents Gitte and Günter whose bourgeois lifestyle he could never quite get used to. He visits them once or twice a year, mainly to give them a chance to spend a few days with their grandson. His hopes of spending a quiet weekend with the family fall short when Gitte, who has been mentally unstable since Marko was a child, feels so healthy after a homeopathic treatment that she stops taking her medication. Her announcement triggers reserved reactions in the family, and a series of revelations tip his family's structure out of balance.

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site [de]

Country:

Germany

Language:

German

Release Date:

6 September 2012 (Germany)

Also Known As:

Home for the Weekend

Company Credits

Production Co:

23/5 Filmproduktion GmbH, Südwestrundfunk (SWR), Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

85 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Gitte Heidtmann: If you love something, set it free - if it comes back, it'll stay.

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Soundtracks

"Du lässt Dich geh'n"
(Tu te laisses aller)
Music and Original Lyrics by Charles Aznavour
German Lyrics by Ernst Bader
Performed by Lars Eidinger, Corinna Harfouch and Ernst Stötzner

User Reviews

Lars Eidinger is good

I thought the Spanish cinema industry was extremely good at taking a foreign film and giving it a title that has nothing to do with the original. Seemingly, I was wrong. The Americans are just as imaginative. They took Was Bleibt (what remains) and dubbed it Home for the Weekend. Indeed, the story revolves around a family that spend a weekend together, but they could have come up with a more interesting title, of that I am sure.

The film wonderfully depicts how the different members of a family deal with a dramatic situation. Played by Lars Eidinger, the elder son is the one the public may identify with. His reaction to family turmoil is the most understandable if compared to that of the father or the younger brother, whose attitude felt at times extreme childish.

The cinema where I saw it was also a great discovery. It is not only a cosy, affordable, indie cinema in the centre of Berlin, but also offers what no other does, German films in original version with subtitles in English. This time, I didn't miss a thing!

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