Plötzlich Opa

Following the death of his parents, Jonas (Max Felder) is supposed to find his new home with Grandpa (Günther Maria Halmer) in the countryside. Initially, Grandpa Ludwig has as much difficulty dealing with the sudden change as his grandson does living between cowshed and village pub. With straight talking, clever patience and hearty home-cooking, good-hearted landlady Rosi (Christiane Blumhoff) finally succeeds in bringing the two “fellows” closer together. A new life can begin for grandfather and grandson. However, the greedy relatives also realize what the boy has—namely a considerable fortune—and want to secure this by claiming custody of the boy. But their calculations didn’t take Grandpa into account, who rediscovers his old fighting spirit in order to fetch his grandson home.

Touching and told with Bavarian wit.
TV DIREKT

Thomas Kronthaler staged this charming family comedy... with lots of esprit and sentiment.
BERLINER ZEITUNG

...a family comedy with hardly a dull moment - well worth seeing.
BLICKPUNKT FILM

A family comedy about the relationship of grandfather – father – grandson, soulfully staged.
TV KLAR

 
 
 
Initial broadcast
2004/01/01
Runtime
90
Cast
Günther Maria Halmer, Max Felder, Christiane Blumhoff, Katharina Schubert, Hardy Krüger jr., Laura Sonntag, Maria Bachmann uvm.
Director
Thomas Kronthaler
Redaktion
Astrid Ruppert (ARD Degeto)
Writer
Claudia Kaufmann
Producers
Uli Aselmann
Director of Photography
Helmut Pirnat
Editing
Anne Loewer
Production Design
Andrea Douglas
Costume Design
Ingrid Weiß
Hair and Make-Up
Gert Reitinger, Brigitte Frank