MuM Calls It Quits (2021)
Carla Michelsen has had enough. Each of her three children will get 250,000 euros if they sign a contract she’s drawn up to disown them. Will they go for it? Philipp, the youngest, desperately needs the money, as he’s lost a fortune through speculation. Rita takes a while to decide, but eventually also accepts this sudden break. The only one who vehemently resists it is Doro, the middle child; she values the family unit. While the siblings can’t handle staying with their mother and prefer to stay in a hotel, Doro’s daughter, Joe, stays with her grandmother. The two get along well. When Joe confesses to being pregnant, however, Carla straightforwardly advises the granddaughter to have an abortion. Joe is horrified. In a rash move, she takes off with some of the money — with unforeseen consequences.
Director: Rainer Kaufmann
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Maren Kroymann as Carla Michelsen |
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Jördis Triebel as Doro Michelsen |
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Ulrike C. Tscharre as Rita Michelsen |
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Stefan Konarske as Phillipp Michelsen |
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Lena Urzendowsky as Josephine Michelsen |
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Rainer Bock as Dr. Rudi Lutz |
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Britta Hammelstein as Hanna Schulz |
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Lucie Heinze as Sandra |
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Ulrich Tukur as Paul |
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Malick Bauer as Barkeeper Ben |
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Ina Jaich as Rezeptionistin |
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Dorothee Krüger as Geschäftsfrau |
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Daniel Hartwig as Alex |
| Directing | Rainer Kaufmann | Director |
| Writing | Freya Stewart | Writer |
| Sound | Martina Eisenreich | Sound |
| Editing | Mona Bräuer | Editor |
| Writing | Gabriela Sperl | Writer |
| Production | Gabriela Sperl | Producer |
| Camera | Ahmed El Nagar | Director of Photography |
| Production | Quirin Berg | Producer |
| Production | Miriam Klein | Executive Producer |
| Production | Max Wiedemann | Producer |
| Sound | Philipp Bitter | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Christian Wegner | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Markus Glunz | Sound Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nadia Homri | Makeup Artist |