CinemaOSMovie · 2007 · 1h 36m

Messy Christmas

50%(18)IMDbComedy

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.

Directed byVanessa Jopp

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 36m
Language
DE
Released
November 22, 2007
Studios
ARDX Filme Creative PoolARTE

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Martina Gedeck

Martina Gedeck

Sara

Heino Ferch

Heino Ferch

Jan

Jasmin Tabatabai

Jasmin Tabatabai

Rita

Meret Becker

Meret Becker

Pauline

Rainer Sellien

Rainer Sellien

Erich

Roeland Wiesnekker

Roeland Wiesnekker

Andi

Rosa Enskat

Rosa Enskat

Eva

Andreas Windhuis

Gunnar

Matthias Matschke

Matthias Matschke

Thomas

Ursula Doll

Ursula Doll

Anne

Creative team
Directed by
Vanessa Jopp
Vanessa Jopp
Written by
Richard Reitinger
Produced by
Manuela Stehr
Manuela Stehr

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