Das schönste Geschenk meines Lebens

Law student Ben has only ever received a monthly check from his father. So he moves in with him - and discovers the unexpected: grumpy loner Alexander Yorck (Heinz Hoenig) has lung cancer, is seeing a very young woman - and turns out to be a professional killer... A bit too much of a good thing. Filius should have left it at a check.

After his handler is killed, police dog Rex teams up with recently-divorced inspector Richard Moser to investigate crimes and solve mysteries on the streets of Vienna. And they sometimes get help from their two-legged friend, Inspector Stockinger.

Sonja Spitz, the proud owner of a delicatessen and restaurant, is on the threshold of a new phase in her life: Now that her three children have left the parental nest, she finally wants to enjoy time with her boyfriend, the younger Italian Michele. They have been a couple for some time, but Sonja has kept their relationship a secret from her children until now. Now she finally wants to admit her love and is looking forward to a new, free life. Unfortunately, the romantic togetherness doesn't work out, as Sonja's offspring return to "Hotel Mama" one after the other. As if that wasn't enough, one day Sonja's ex-husband Willi arrives at the door with his young daughter and asks for shelter. A delicate balancing act begins for Sonja: she has to tame her illustrious family ties and at the same time keep poor Michele happy with secret meetings. Of course, it's only a matter of time before this game of hide-and-seek is exposed.

The five unlikely friends Caroline, Eva, Estelle, Judith and Kiki have been meeting on the first Tuesday of every month for 15 years to gossip and gossip - and once a year they go on a short vacation together. This time, at Eva's suggestion, they want to spend a week of fasting in a remote castle hotel: seven days without everyday life, without stress, without men - and without food. Unfortunately, the meager therapeutic fasting mainly causes ravenous hunger among the women, and the problems at home cannot be shaken off so easily. Empty bellies and sleepless nights soon cause friction. Finally, the real reason for Eva's vacation suggestion turns out: she hopes to find her unknown father at the castle.

Attorney Caroline, the sensitive Judith, the housewife Eva and the affluent entrepreneur Estelle have been friends for 15 years. Once a year, the ladies go on a weekend break, but this time the trip is not a good star: After the death of her husband Arne wants the mourning Judith completed his pilgrimage started to Lourdes. As faithful friends, the three others join her. However, it does not take long for the strains of the tour to cause many a quarrel.

For years, the dairy farmer Klara has tried to keep the court of her deceased parents. But the business is running badly, a sale of the farm seems inevitable. If necessary, Klara asks her sister Mika for help. She lives as a successful gallery owner in the posh Düsseldorf and hopes to finally move her sister to a new beginning in the city. Very quickly, however, shows that the down-to-earth Klara and her sister Mika have very opposite ideas of a fulfilled life. With heart and humor, Olaf Kreinsen's clever comedy tells of the conflicts of an unequal sibling duo.

While searching for an ancient burial chamber in Cologne, Dr. Bea Valori has suppressed the fact that she is a very lonely romantic at heart. This seems to change when colleague Michael Burger introduces her to the charismatic Jürgen Wiedener. He teaches minnesong at the university and has very specific ideas about a life for two. At first, Bea feels flattered by Jürgen's declarations of love. But then his courtship becomes more and more insistent. He is prepared to give everything for Bea. Even if it costs him his life...

The young, successful lawyer Lena Seidel travels to the small winegrowing town of Hilleritz on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Transport. There she is to convince the unruly villagers of the construction of a highway connection. Hardly Lena has arrived in Hilleritz, the canny head of the county Vogt puts his charming son Steffen on her: He should turn the "city lady" dubiously in the head, so they lose their original travel reason out of sight. However, when the two really fall in love with each other, the complications really start.

Just when Lena, a single parent in her thirties, finally decided to move in with her new boyfriend Felix, Lena's mother Elisabeth turns up in surprise. She lodges with her daughter and whirls their lives together. The film tells a story of generational conflicts and love concerns, of the search for security and the normal, wonderful madness, which one calls "family", in a pointed mixture of turbulent love romance and smart mother-daughter duel.

Ten years have passed since Benedikt Stirner left his home in Bavaria after the fatal accident of his brother. Now he returns - the father is dying. But the strict family patriarch reacts dismissively, as does Benedict's brother, Anton. He is now betrothed to Benedict's great love Johanna and fears that his brother could take Johanna away from him. In fact, the two fall in love again. As a result, Benedict draws to Anton's open hatred. He does not suspect that Anton is the only one who knows the whole truth about the accidental death of his youngest brother.

When little Tim learns that his mom is about to marry the boring Peter Pfefferle, he asks God to send him an angel and he is already in sight, as the fleet lawyer Johannes Martin before the little Tim protected from the attacks of some hooligans. A charming love comedy starring Walter Sittler and Suzan Anbeh.

Paolo Sanseviero is a professor at a German university and more married to his profession than to his wife. Martina decides to leave her husband. But it happens differently.

Her husband Niklas' loan fraud plunges housewife Laura Vandenberg into disaster. While Niklas is behind bars and the company is being wound up, Laura has to give up her house and move to a dreary high-rise estate with her two children. But with the support of her neighbor Ziggy, Laura soon finds a job in an Italian dive bar. Thanks to her sophisticated cooking skills, which she acquired as a perfectly organized housewife, Laura gets the shop going. Finally, Niklas is released on probation - but then Laura finds out that her husband has not only cheated on the bank.

On business trip in Milan, Bavarian architect Max Hauser falls in love with strong-willed waitress Bianca, who is fired for speaking up to his rude colleagues. When he proposes, she runs, but he traces her to Rome, where he finds she's actually the multi-titled rebellious daughter of impoverished prince and count Vibaldo D'Arcadia and his snobbish silver spoon wife Gioia, who inhabit a stunning but slowly derelict renaissance palace. When Max asks for her hand, she hastily accepts, and after getting the matriarchal blessing of the countess-mother Donna Costanza, Max invites his parents, egalitarian dentist Walter Hauser and wine merchant Eva and Zahnarzt to attend his socialite wedding. Max is not amused to find his father cornered by his mistress, flight attendant Xenia who demands Waleter's divorce, a secret they will painfully fail to keep under control, yet the parents refuse to spoil their son's wedding, but the palatial maid gets wind of half the story and confides into the ...

After the death of his wife, successful author Seefeld has retreated to a lighthouse on the Irish coast. His nervous publisher is waiting in vain for a new bestseller and sends a spy: psychologist Carolin is to find out what Seefeld is up to. She disguises herself as an ornithologist - and the outcome is immediately clear to all connoisseurs of schmaltz.