Your husband's been AWOL for years, but the SECOND you find chemistry? BOOM. He returns.
With the help of her adversary Marius Perlinger, Barbara Herzog is able to avert the impending sale of the Maibach paper mill. Marius is suddenly prepared to put his demands on hold. In return, he has a vacant inn, which is part of the company's property, signed over to him. Barbara and Marius slowly grow closer, which has a harmonizing effect on the Herzogs' strained family life. But before things get really serious between the lovers, Barbara's world-traveling husband Wolfgang suddenly turns up...
Acting
Uschi Glas carries this with genuine warmth against soap opera absurdity.
Writing
Convenient husband return timing is hilariously on-the-nose.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of the long-running 'Meine liebe Familie' TV movie series, a German television staple featuring Uschi Glas that ran for over two decades.
The paper mill crisis reflects real post-reunification economic struggles in rural Germany, where family businesses faced buyouts from Western investors.
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