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Home Stories

116 mins | Drama | Feb. 18, 2026

As a contestant in a singing casting show, Lea is asked by the TV team who she is and what makes her special. She doesn't know and begins to slip into different roles in her search for what makes her special, developing an unexpected fascination for her aunt Kati. Kati's return home as head architect for the renovation of the Residenzschloss after many years abroad reunites the family in one place. This reunion raises the hopes of grandparents Friedrich and Christel that they can join forces to give their pension, which has few visitors, a new lease of life.

Home Stories

116 mins | Drama | Feb. 18, 2026

Home Stories
As a contestant in a singing casting show, Lea is asked by the TV team who she is and what makes her special. She doesn't know and begins to slip into different roles in her search for what makes her special, developing an unexpected fascination for her aunt Kati. Kati's return home as head architect for the renovation of the Residenzschloss after many years abroad reunites the family in one place. This reunion raises the hopes of grandparents Friedrich and Christel that they can join forces to give their pension, which has few visitors, a new lease of life.
Producers Komplizen Film, ZDF/Arte, if... Productions, Trimafilm
Original title Etwas ganz Besonderes
Directors Eva Trobisch
Writers Eva Trobisch

Cast

Eva Löbau

as Kati

Rahel Ohm

as Christel

Peter René Lüdicke

as Friedrich

Max Riemelt

as Matze

Gina Henkel

as Rieke

Florian Lukas

as Arthur

Ida Fischer

as Bonny

Thomas Schubert

as Raphael

Nairi Hadodo

as Fee

Luna Marie Kim

as Chelsea

Anton Petzold

as Dix

Kara Schröder

as Caroline

Maren Kling

as Flora

Fabian Stumm

as Riepke

Michaela Caspar

as Erika

Bernhard Conrad

as Willi Kallasch

Anna Grisebach

as Frau Tönnies

Oliver Breite

as Lutz

Leopold von Verschuer

as Wolfgang

Adrian Kourosh

as Adrian

Mark Oliver Bögel

as Nachbar