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Lorenz Meran, (40) a successful gay author suffering acute writers' block, has to leave Berlin and return to eastern Switzerland to provide care for his aged mother, Rosie. When he finds himself confronted with the fact that fun-loving Rosie refuses both outside assistance and a care home, he discovers that he is stuck fast in his small home town of Altstätten. But it is not only his mother's battle against being dictated to and losing her dignity that he is struggling with. It's also his own midlife crisis. And when long-kept secrets are suddenly revealed under the tensions of family dynamics, Lorenz almost fails to notice that love is knocking on the front door of his parent's house...

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    • Author: Eng.Men
    The film focuses mainly on the dynamic between an elderly ailing mother and her gay son who returns back home to Switzerland from Germany to take care of her. Love comes a knocking on the door for the male protagonist in the process, but that plot line doesn't get much exposure, which is a shame - because I found those scenes most intriguing of all.

    The family drama takes up too much time for my liking; its storyline is drawn out much too extensively. At some stage I was telling myself "get on with it, where has the cute young love / lust interest gone?"

    Nevertheless I enjoyed most of the film. The beautiful scenery of rural Switzerland translates very well on camera, and perhaps it is implied to be a purifying influence on the slightly jaded gay protagonist who appears to have been emotionally hardened by Berlin. The Swiss German accent is a joy to listen to as well. There is also a fair amount of humour, mostly played out by the raucous mother, but even her spiel gets a bit wearing in the end.
  • Cast overview, first billed only:
    Sibylle Brunner Sibylle Brunner - Rosie Meran
    Fabian Krüger Fabian Krüger - Lorenz Meran
    Judith Hofmann Judith Hofmann - Sophie Ritter Meran
    Sebastian Ledesma Sebastian Ledesma - Mario
    Eric Hättenschwiler Eric Hättenschwiler - Alex Ritter
    Alexis Haupt Alexis Haupt - Silvan Ritter
    Anna-Katharina Müller Anna-Katharina Müller - Chantal
    Margot Gödrös Margot Gödrös - Trudi Thür
    Hans-Rudolf Twerenbold Hans-Rudolf Twerenbold - Markus Lechweiler (as Hansrudolf Twerenbold)
    Bodo Krumwiede Bodo Krumwiede - Clemens Meran
    Marietta Jemmi Marietta Jemmi - Frau Stählin
    Marlise Fischer Marlise Fischer - Frau Jäger
    Catriona Guggenbühl Catriona Guggenbühl - Hausärztin
    Daniel Frei Daniel Frei - Journalist
    Louis Krähenbühl Louis Krähenbühl - Oberarzt
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