Groundhog Day for exhausted moms—minus Bill Murray, plus screaming babies.
Anna Marek is looking forward to a break in her hectic life as a midwife and single mother of two daughters: for the first time in years, she will be taking the children on vacation. But then her neighbor Lukas rings the doorbell. He asks for Anna's help. His Chilean friend Maria went into labor unexpectedly. Anna can be persuaded to go to the clinic. She helps the baby into the world, quarrels with her mother, drives to Italy with her children. But the next morning Anna wakes up in her bed in Mainz and the chaos day seems to repeat itself.
Acting
Cukrowski's escalating desperation sells the loop.
Writing
Smart twist: midwife trapped in birth-day labor.
Director
Roland Suso Richter
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Roland Suso Richter later helmed Netflix's 'The Empress'—clearly drawn to women trapped by circumstance.
This ZDF TV movie exemplifies Germany's love of 'Fernsehfilm der Woche'—formulaic premises elevated by committed performances.
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