Manuel Ostwald

Balconies

The balcony as a stage for the absurdities of everyday life: In six episodes, different people find themselves on their balconies in Hamburg – in both tragic and comical situations.

The Most Boring Granny in the Whole World

Greta's grandma is so boring! When she falls asleep on the couch, Greta has the idea of playing out her funeral. This brings them face to face with a question they had never shared: what remains when you leave life behind you?

Give Me a Smile

For the first time since her husband's death, Ute visits their former FKK-club. Curiously she enters this familiar place and immediately receives a warm welcome. However, she painfully has to realise that in the eyes of her old friends she primarily has become the widow. Unintentionally she finds herself involved in a group game in which you have to make your teammates laugh by saying one simple sentence.

Golden Girl

Fourteen-year-old Céline sits in front of her father's camera for a perfect photograph. But how long can she hide her emotional world? Is this really her or is it a mask her father makes her wear at every shoot?