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Movie poster: Zeit der Zimmerbrände (2014)
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Zeit der Zimmerbrände

2014 · 89 min Comedy Drama TV Movie
4.0 / 10 · TMDB

After 15 years as coach of a middle-class ice hockey team in Canada, Harry Zoppke has served his purpose. Without a job and without a family, he returns to his hometown of Freiburg. While looking for work at his old club, the EHC Freiburg, he meets Benny, whom he once coached. Benny has come a long way as a joke item manufacturer. But Benny is always plagued by the uncertainty about the identity of his father. When Benny discovers that Harry is left-handed like him and has the same allergies, he is convinced that Harry must be the long-awaited biological father. Benny, in turn, is completely taken aback and ultimately misses the right moment to explain the misunderstanding to Benny. Instead, Harry soon enjoys having a son and no longer being alone. Benny now finally has the father he always wanted.

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📋 Film Details

Year 2014
Country Germany
Genre Comedy, Drama, TV Movie
Director Vivian Naefe
Runtime 89 min.
Rating TMDB: 4.0/10 (5 votes)

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The film constructs its comedy from a poignant foundation of loneliness and the universal need for connection. It relies on the nuanced performances of its leads, who beautifully navigate the awkwardness and gradual embrace of their accidental roles.

What lingers after the final scene is a warm, bittersweet feeling about the families we choose and the truths that heal, even when they begin as fiction. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Vivian Naefe

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