Von glücklichen Schafen (2015)

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Country: Germany
Genres: Drama
Release: 2015-03-26
Director: Kadir Sözen
Writers: Kadir Sözen
Language: German
Stars: Narges Rashidi , Narges Rashidi , Marlene Metternich , Marlene Metternich , Jascha Baum , Jascha Baum , Vedat Erincin , Vedat Erincin , Benno Fürmann , Benno Fürmann , David Hürten , David Hürten , Pauline Schläger , Pauline Schläger , Hans Martin Stier , Erhan Emre , Anna Thalbach , Anna Thalbach
Runtime: 96 min
Awards: 1 nomination
AKA: Le Secret de ma Mère (France, French Republic) , Von glücklichen Schafen , Mutlu Kuzular (Turkey) , Von glücklichen Schafen (Germany) , Von Glücklichen Schafen: Happy Lambs , Happy Lambs (United Kingdom)
Plot: Elmas is in her mid-30s and lives with her two teenage children, Can and Sevgi in Cologne. For a single mother, her children are more important than anything else, she is ready to do anything for them. She has a tense relationship with her father, the old man has been living alone since retirement and the death of his wife, drinks a lot of raki and rarely sees his grandchildren. Can finds out why the relationship is so tense when his best friend Stefan gives him a special gift for his 16th birthday: a visit to a small brothel run by pimp Klaus. But instead of his defloration, he experiences a shock: Suddenly his mother, who works as a prostitute, faces him. Suddenly his whole, intact world is destroyed, he loses interest in everything, at school, the band founded with Stefan. He also doesn't want to live with his mother anymore and moves with his sister to the grandfather, who is a bit irritated but also happy about the visit of the grandchildren. Meanwhile, Elmas begins to change her life, leaves the brothel, looks for temporary jobs (including as a cleaning lady in a church) and hopes that her son will forgive her.
IMDB:tt3696218