24 Weeks (2016)

6.5/10 • 103 min • Drama

Overview

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.

Cast

Julia Jentsch

Astrid

Bjarne Mädel

Markus

Johanna Gastdorf

Beate

Emilia Pieske

Nele

Maria Dragus

Kati

Karina Plachetka

Isa

Barbara Focke

Inge

Florian Kleine

Fahrer

Dieter Nuhr

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