Genres
Production Companies
X Filme Creative Pool
ARTE
ARTE France Cinéma
WDR
Label Télé
Messy Christmas (Meine schöne Bescherung)
Overview
A holiday celebration with the extended family gets stretched to the breaking point in this comedy from Germany. Sara is happily married to Jan, though this wasn't always the case -- Sara is Jan's second wife, while Sara has three ex-husbands, Gunnar, Andi and Erich, and she and Jan are raising children from each of their previous marriages. Jan is less than thrilled with the prospect of spending the holidays with Sara's mother, but things get worse when he learns his wife has planned a surprise for Christmas eve -- they'll be joined by Gunnar, Andi and Erich, as well as Erich's new wife Pauline, Andi's current spouse Rita and his own ex-wife, Eva. To call the atmosphere uncomfortable is an understatement, and things only get worse when Sara announces she's pregnant, which is quite troubling for Jan since he's been waiting for the right time to tell her he had a vasectomy several months before.
Key Crew
Screenplay: Richard Reitinger
Director: Vanessa Jopp
Producer: Manuela Stehr
Director of Photography: Hans Fromm
Top Cast
Martina Gedeck
Sara
Heino Ferch
Jan
Jasmin Tabatabai
Rita
Meret Becker
Pauline
Rainer Sellien
Erich
Roeland Wiesnekker
Andi
Rosa Enskat
Eva
Andreas Windhuis
Gunnar
