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It was supposed to be a cozy Christmas evening with the family. Labor Director Walter Lörke was particularly looking forward to it. But then his daughter Anne surprised him with her future son-in-law Thomas Ostermann. And that's not all: Lörke is to become a grandfather. This doesn't suit him at all, especially as the young man clearly shows his critical attitude towards the state whose ideals Lörke has fought for all his life. An argument ensues - on Christmas Eve. Lörke leaves the apartment in a rage. But he is driven by unrest: He wants to know what kind of person his future son-in-law is and why he has such a negative attitude towards the state. It turns out that Thomas has had bitter experiences with the opportunistic attitudes of many adults and that, although he was the best student in his class, he was not admitted to university because of his critical opinions.
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It was supposed to be a cozy Christmas evening with the family. Labor Director Walter Lörke was particularly looking forward to it. But then his daughter Anne surprised him with her future son-in-law Thomas Ostermann. And that's not all: Lörke is to become a grandfather. This doesn't suit him at all, especially as the young man clearly shows his critical attitude towards the state whose ideals Lörke has fought for all his life. An argument ensues - on Christmas Eve. Lörke leaves the apartment in a rage. But he is driven by unrest: He wants to know what kind of person his future son-in-law is and why he has such a negative attitude towards the state. It turns out that Thomas has had bitter experiences with the opportunistic attitudes of many adults and that, although he was the best student in his class, he was not admitted to university because of his critical opinions.
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Genre:Comedy, Drama
Written By:Vratislav Blažek, Hermann Kant
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Runtime:95 minutes
Studio:DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
Cast
Günter Reisch
Director
Erwin Geschonneck
Walter Lörke
Karin Schröder
Anne Lörke
Arno Wyzniewski
Thomas Ostermann
Günter Junghans
Karl Lörke
Mathilde Danegger
Großmutter
Herwart Grosse
Herr Ostermann
Marianne Wünscher
Frau Klinkhöfer
Rosemarie Schelenz
Peggy
Walter Jupé
Herr Klinkhöfer
Karla Runkehl
Frau Siebkorn
Fred Delmare
Taxifahrer
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