I'm The Father (2002)

Plot

Marco and Melanie, a young married couple, are living a life of passion, chaos, and all the little frustrations of everyday existence. Their love for each other seems like a beacon on heavy seas. But career pressure, burned toast, and dirty laundry are eroding all tenderness, and they never seem to find enough time for their six-year-old son, Benny, either. Their world is about to fall apart when Melanie moves out, taking Benny with her. She files for divorce, and Marco makes a decision that is not only going to change his own life. He suddenly discovers his own unique way of being a father … I’m the Father is a modern portrait of a generation which appears to fail its own ambitions: After all, how do you combine a job, children, love and all the other challenges of everyday life – without giving yourself up in the process? And then what happens when positions become entrenched and a divorce seems inevitable?

Cast

• Ezra-Valentin LenzBenny Krieger
• Sebastian BlombergMarco Krieger
• Maria SchraderMelanie Krieger
• Ulrich NoethenNico Ellermann
• Marion KrachtMarcos Assistentin Christa
• Hanns ZischlerDr. Beilenberg
• Christiane PaulIlona
• Rosel ZechRuth, Melanies Mutter
• Paul FrielinghausNico Ellermanns Sohn
• Rolf ZacherPeter Krieger
• Lena StolzeMelanies Anwältin
• Anna ThalbachErzieherin
• Annekathrin BürgerKindergartenleiterin
• Franziska TroegnerFerienhausvermieterin
• Christoph BantzerJakob Ellermann
• Victor DeißDr. Schmidt
• Eva Medusa GühneMitbewohnerin Melanie
• Mignon ReméErna