Watching old people in a nursing home is not what people normally consider good fun. When the film starts, you see very old, fragile people, and at the same time you can hear the song "Wir werden uns wiedersehen" (We will meet again).
But of course this film is not just about old people, but also about the younger or middle-aged person who care for them in the nursing home.
Holger, a nurse from Berlin, comes to Mannheim in order to kick-start his life anew. Yet he is still the same person and makes the same mistakes as before: he dates a colleague, then his boss, and an ex-girlfriend from Berlin keeps haunting him.
His boss has an affair with a married man and thus experiences all the difficulties one might expect.
The nicest bits and pieces of this film, however, are the scenes with old Mrs Kramer who can see ghosts ("Ghosts - but they are neatly dressed, and one looks really good, and they sing.") or a water ballet when she is in the swimming pool. She is very kind to the fellow inhabitants of the nursing home as well as to the nurses. And when she talks about her life in a very matter-of-fact way, that just makes you smile! Yes, these are ordinary people; they all have problems and experience pain - but still this film makes you feel good.
If you liked "Wenn der Richtige kommt" or "Die Herbstzeitlosen", you will also love this film. People from Mannheim will be happy because this film shows their hometown in a rather nice way. Go and watch it, you will laugh and cry and enjoy it!
