24 Weeks

24 Weeks

103 mins | Drama | Sept. 22, 2016

Astrid is a comedian who makes people laugh for a living; her husband Markus is her manager and the two of them work well together. They have a nine-year-old daughter and are expecting their second child. When they learn that their child will not be born healthy, they are at first optimistic that they will be able to meet this challenge – although they have no idea what awaits them. But the closer it gets to the due date, the more Astrid begins to worry about the future of her unborn child as well as that of her family and her career. After many discussions and arguments Astrid realises that the decision that will affect all their lives must be made by her alone. What complicates matters further is the fact that, as a successful entertainer, she is in the eye of the public and the media.

24 Weeks

103 mins | Drama | Sept. 22, 2016

24 Weeks
Astrid is a comedian who makes people laugh for a living; her husband Markus is her manager and the two of them work well together. They have a nine-year-old daughter and are expecting their second child. When they learn that their child will not be born healthy, they are at first optimistic that they will be able to meet this challenge – although they have no idea what awaits them. But the closer it gets to the due date, the more Astrid begins to worry about the future of her unborn child as well as that of her family and her career. After many discussions and arguments Astrid realises that the decision that will affect all their lives must be made by her alone. What complicates matters further is the fact that, as a successful entertainer, she is in the eye of the public and the media.
IMDb rating 7.1
Producers Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg, ZDF, Zero One Film
Original title 24 Wochen
Directors Anne Zohra Berrached
Writers Carl Gerber, Anne Zohra Berrached

Cast

Julia Jentsch

as Astrid

Bjarne Mädel

as Markus

Johanna Gastdorf

as Beate

Emilia Pieske

as Nele

Maria Dragus

as Kati

Mila Bruk

as Svea

Sabine Wolf

as Katja

Barbara Focke

as Inge

Julia Golembiowski

as Krankenschwester

Felicity Grist

as Pauls Freundin

Florian Kleine

as Fahrer

Christian Müller

as Polizist

Martin Reik

as Paul

Wolfgang Zarnack

as junger Mann