Wolf is a young man who works in a kindergarten. One day, a strange woman leaves her child at the kindergarten and does not return. So, Wolf takes the small boy with him home. As he falls in love another man called Andre, he is happy to have a real family. But then Theresa, the mother of the child shows up again. She acts quite strange, and it is not before that she tries to commit suicide that the two men can understand her secrets...
Acting
Thomas Kretschmann's tender, unshowy warmth anchors everything.
Writing
Theresa's reveal unfolds with painful, earned patience.
Director
Wilma Kottusch
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Made in 1995, this predates German civil partnerships by years, making its casual queer domesticity quietly radical.
Thomas Kretschmann would later play Nazi villains in Hollywood blockbusters—a wild pivot from this gentle kindergarten teacher.
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