Mein Freund das Ekel

A sweet little story about life's obstacles and challenges, and how it's never too late to improve one's situation.

Veteran comic actor Dieter Hallervorden, Germany's National Treasure with decades as TV's favorite funny man on his resume, has found yet another gem of a film project as notoriously disagreeable old grouch. With a young single mom and her 3 children as live-in caregivers, the wheelchair bound old man is in for much excitement, but in the end regains his own joy of life.

Having spent much of my young years living in Berlin, I can relate to the realism about life in this city as shown in this film. Seeing people struggle for survival, working multiple "jobs", trying and failing, yet never giving up. Having a support network of neighbors and friends, and in the end enjoying life with no regrets. That's Berlin! There are many beautiful little "moments", rendering this low budget production a very enjoyable, sometimes even sentimental gem.