Overview
- The feature, which begins its nationwide run on Thursday, May 7, marks Welf Reinhart’s first full-length film.
- The plot follows an ex-husband with Alzheimer’s who forgets a decades-old divorce and returns to his former wife, creating a quiet three-person bond with her and her current partner.
- Harald Krassnitzer, Dagmar Manzel, and August Zirner star in the lead roles, with strong interest at domestic screenings after a festival bow in Rotterdam.
- Reinhart trained as a dementia caregiver, spent about a year with two men living with the illness, and shot scenes inside real cooking and singing groups in care settings to keep the film authentic.
- Reviews in Welt, Süddeutsche Zeitung, and Tagesspiegel praise the nuanced acting and the film’s choice to frame illness as a catalyst for a relationship story, a stance that could prompt wider talk about how families navigate aging and care.