Completed - GERMAN, SPANISH - Drama, Comedy - 124 minutes
THE WHOLE SHEBANG is the story of an encounter of diverse people, whose lives are intertwined by a fateful incident a long time ago. It's a comedy about mothers and daughters, love's ups and downs, the shortcomings of alternative and middle-class life-con
Year of production : 2014 Director(s) : Doris DÖRRIE Writer(s) : Doris DÖRRIE Cast : Hannelore ELSNER, Hinnerk SCHÖNEMANN, Nadja UHL Producer(s) : Harald KÜGLER (Olga Film GmbH), Molly VON FÜRSTENBERG (Olga Film GmbH)
APPLE (NADJA UHL) owes her peculiar first name to her mother Ingrid (HANNELORE ELSNER). Never again does she want to live the chaotic life of her childhood. In 1967, in Spain in a tent at a hippie beach, when Apple`s mother had a passionate love affair with KARL. Now, thirty years later, APPLE’s love life is a mere disaster, her only friend and confidant being her dog. Ingrid, the once topless queen of the beach, still a free spirit, returns as a package holiday tourist to Torremolinos. The hippie beach has gone and she hardly recognizes the place, now distorted by hideous new hotels, invasive animators and partying youths. An encounter with a refugee, landing by boat and the acquaintance with TIM, a gender bender (HINNERK SCHÖNEMANN) force Ingrid to reflect on her past. When Apple arrives in Spain to visit her mother, she is in for a big surprise.
Country(ies) : GERMANY
Moscow IFF 2014 (International Premiere)