Overview

• The episode airs Tuesday at 22:15 on ZDF as part of the 37 Grad series.
• It centers on residents of the Berlin care home Am Kreuzberg, including 87-year-old Elvira Werthmüller and the over-80 Ekkehard Walkenhorst.
• The Papillons theatre group meets weekly and presents one public performance each year.
• Director Christine Vogt uses recorded personal conversations and cueing by children in place of memorized lines.
• Filmmakers Janina Heckmann and Thomas Rosenberg say creative theatre work helps people with dementia reclaim abilities, dignity, and social participation.