The Nest (Nestwochen)
After 16 years together Julia (Bettina Lamprecht) lets Robert (Matthias Koeberlin) know that she is going to leave him. At first he’s in denial. He believes they could lead a comfortable life with their children, twelve-year-old Marie (Lola Höller) and seven-year-old Max (Linus von Emhofen), in the house they have recently renovated. But that's not enough for Julia. For her, it’s clear they have grown apart. Now in her mid-30s she wants to turn her life around and starts studying psychology. Robert just wants everything to stay as it is. His unusual proposal, which Julia finally agrees to, is to live together with the children according to the nesting principle. But shortly after Julia, accepts the advances of her new colleague Sascha (Tom Beck). Time and again, Julia and Robert break their jointly agreed catalogue of rules. Finally, Marie and Max remind their parents why they all got involved in the nesting experiment in the first place: for the sake of the children.
Picture: Willi Weber
„‚Nestwochen‘ schafft es mit seiner lockeren, episodischen Erzählstruktur ziemlich weit nach oben auf der Gute-Laune-Skala“ - Tittelbach.tv
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Statement von Produzentin Maren Knieling:
Müssten nicht die Eltern anstelle der Kinder diejenigen sein, die die Strapazen zweier Lebensmittelpunkte auf sich nehmen sollten? Genau dieser Frage wollten mein Koproduzent Marc Conrad und ich nachgehen und das immer populärer werdende Nestmodell zum ersten Mal auch filmisch als Familienkomödie erzählen. Die Recherche zum Film begann in unserem direkten Umfeld.
Cast & Crew
Executive Producer |
Maren Knieling |
Co-Production | ConradFilm |
Broadcaster |
ZDF |
Commissioning Editor |
Wolfgang Grundmann |
Screenplay |
Stefan Betz |
Director |
Tobi Baumann |
Director of Photography |
Brandan Uffelmann |
Cast |
Bettina Lamprecht, Matthias Koeberlin |
Casting |
Gwendolyn Clayton |
Line Producer |
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Unit Production Manager |
Melanie Lauche |
Set Design |
Frank Prümmer |
Costume Design |
Matthias Vöcking |
Make-Up |
Lisa Meier, Isabella Beyer |
Music |
Helmut Zerlett |
Editor |
Christian Krämer, Stefen Rocker |