Linda-Schiwa Klinkhammer

West Germany, Christmas Eve, 1971. 7-year-old Kimîa captures her family’s celebration through the lens of her Super 8 camera. But the mood changes when her mother, Hanna, discovers her husband’s plans.

Former district administrator Georg (89), a Prussian through and through, has been living with Alina, a Polish woman 45 years his junior, since the death of his wife. The housekeeper looks after the sprightly old man and brings a new lease of life to his everyday life. Fatih, a 28-year-old Tunisian, completes the trio. Alina met him over the internet and after a quick wedding, he also moves into the former politician's house. The result is an unusual flat-sharing community that challenges each of the three, but is ultimately crowned with success.

West Germany, Christmas Eve, 1971. 7-year-old Kimîa captures her family’s celebration through the lens of her Super 8 camera. But the mood changes when her mother, Hanna, discovers her husband’s plans.

Former district administrator Georg (89), a Prussian through and through, has been living with Alina, a Polish woman 45 years his junior, since the death of his wife. The housekeeper looks after the sprightly old man and brings a new lease of life to his everyday life. Fatih, a 28-year-old Tunisian, completes the trio. Alina met him over the internet and after a quick wedding, he also moves into the former politician's house. The result is an unusual flat-sharing community that challenges each of the three, but is ultimately crowned with success.