怀才不遇的编剧的亨利(蒂尔·施威格 Til Schweiger饰)本来过着放荡不羁的单身生活,可却被一个相貌可爱古灵精怪的八岁女孩儿玛德莲娜(爱玛·施威格 Emma Schweiger饰)打破,还自称是他的女儿。半路杀出的“女儿”原来是八年前一夜情的结晶,毫无经验的亨利只能硬着头皮照料这位天降“女儿”。与此同时,亨利接到一桩改编畅销小说的大案子,跟他共同执笔的竟然是旧情人凯萨琳娜(雅斯明·格拉特 Jasmin Gerat饰)。亨利本想趁此良机追回最爱,可是调皮的玛德莲娜夹在中间,闹出了一连串啼笑皆非却温情满满的小插曲。 亨利能否用拿手菜“红酒烩鸡”赢得小“女儿”的喜爱,又是否能复燃这段来之不易的爱情呢? 本片荣获2011德国电影年度卖座冠军。
At Christine's funeral, her foster son suddenly shows up, a grown-up man with whom the family has been out of contact for quite some time. He brought a letter, stating that Christine wants to be buried in Wentelen, to the bewilderment of her biological children, and even more so to that of her husband. In addition to that, all the relatives are surprised that the foster son of Christine apparently maintained a correspondence with Christine. Nevertheless, Christine's last wish is respected, and they decided to bury her in Wentelen, and wish to do so traditionally, meaning walking behind the hearse. During a walk of several days, all the relatives (foster sisters, foster father, alleged friends and real ones, the foster son, lovers) have enough time to get to know each other better. Because in the end they have no other conclusion than that nobody really knew anyone. Old intrigues are dug up, the foster sisters finally learn why the foster brother just disappeared from the family, and they can begin to develop a real image of the mother. Once Christine's final resting place is reached and she is buried, all family ties, good and bad, are shaken around.