
The film is about the married couple Adele and Werner Meermann. They live in a nursing home, which they see as the final stage of their lives.
Directed by Anna Annegret Pein, Meermanns Baumhaus leans on a strong ensemble — Elisabeth Goebel, Petra Zieser, Alexander Pelz — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 1993.
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Christian, a reclusive young man from Leipzig, gets a job working the night shift at a big-box store. He's trained to stocks goods and operate a forklift by Bruno, a wistful former truck driver, who introduces Christian to a colorful group of overnight workers, including Marion, with whom Christian develops a troubled infatuation.
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