How Can I Help

How Can I Help

2026 · 112 min · ★ 7.0 · Drama

In 2030, retired actress Mrs. Winkler lives bitterly and marked by pain. When her daughter Emi accepts a theater offer, a care robot named Pavlovich takes over the care of her mother. Unexpectedly, his knowledge of classical plays seems to reawaken Mrs. Winkler's will to live...

Directed by Doris Dörrie · Written by Doris Dörrie

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