Family chaos in the Alps: wedding stress and heated debates!

Family chaos in the Alps: wedding stress and heated debates!

Family chaos in the Tyrolean Alps: For Anna (Janina Uhse) and Thomas (Florian David Fitz) it's supposed to be a romantic winter weekend in an exclusive Alpine resort - but the wedding threatens to fail due to the family chaos. While the two newly in love prepare for the big celebration, brother-in-law Stephan (Christoph Maria Herbst) makes mocking comments about their supposed pomp reported in Mülheim-Ruhr becomes. Stephan, who himself suffers from his own living conditions, brings additional pressure to the tense atmosphere with his buttoned-up manner. His wife Elisabeth (Caroline Peters), a teacher and secret Bitcoin trader, struggles with the constant surveillance by her helicopter father René (Justus von Dohnányi), who is overwhelmed by the chaos of his twin children.

The perfect winter idyll quickly collapses and takes “The Nickname” by Sönke Wortmann into a turbulent direction. Witty dialogues and healthy doses of ironic humor promise not only distraction, but also the comfort that many families face similar challenges. The combination of intergenerational conflicts, youthful dissent and the search for political correctness makes for tense conversations, while Anna's thoughtless remark about Thomas' preference for their daughter Paula's nickname is the final straw. How tz reports, her teenage relatives can no longer ignore her father's comments.

The new film impresses with a strong ensemble, including well-known actors such as Iris Berben and Christoph Maria Herbst, who embody family reunions and their pitfalls in an entertaining way. The script, written by Claudius Pläging, comes up with funny and pointed dialogues that make the events all the more exciting. In summary, “The Nickname” is an amusing look at the challenges of family coexistence and will provide a laugh this festive season.