TV tip: Comedy "Parents with Obstacles" in the first

A solid patchwork family: Katrin and Philipp are teachers, they live in a chic old villa in Leipzig, they have three children together from previous relationships and now a baby completes their happiness.

TV tip: Comedy "Parents with Obstacles" in the first

A solid patchwork family: Katrin and Philipp are teachers, they live in a chic old villa in Leipzig, they have three children together from previous relationships and now a baby completes their happiness.

But then things change. The grandfather, the ex-mother-in-law, the headmistress, a lady from the youth welfare office and the lack of sleep bring chaos to the family idyll. The entertaining comedy "Parents with Obstacles" starring Nicolette Krebitz and Hary Prinz will be shown on Wednesday (8:15 p.m.) in the first.

Katrin (Nicolette Krebitz) wants to become a school principal. As soon as the third child is born, she can succeed her boss Dr. Schulze-Stadler (Sophie Rois) compete. After all, her husband Philipp (Hary Prinz) has promised to take parental leave. And Schulze-Stadler is convinced of Katrin's competence. However, when she realizes how stressed Katrin is after the birth, the boss has doubts and offers Philipp the position of director for the first few months.

Katrin feels left out. During an argument, she and her husband put their newborn daughter in a baby hatch - and chaos begins. Especially since Katrin's less sensitive father Horst (Peter Prager) has meanwhile moved in with the family and her ex-mother-in-law (Daniela Ziegler) also shows up.

A lady from the youth welfare office casts her eyes on the Wiedemanns because of the baby hatch thing and has doubts. "We have to prove that everything is going perfectly at home," says Katrin. And Philipp rightly asks: "How are we supposed to manage that?". Father Horst and ex-mother-in-law Diana are not the only unwanted guests. The question of who is to become the headmaster has not yet been clarified.

The lady from the youth welfare office would like to "take the pressure off" the family. Katrin and Philipp want to reflect on what really counts for them as a family.

"Parents with Obstacles" shows in an entertaining way how a newborn can turn everyday family life upside down - even if the turbulence here and there is a turn too much. At the latest when the father's ex-girlfriend shows up, the film threatens to slip into the grotesque. Nicolette Krebitz convinces as a committed mother of three, Hary Prinz as a somewhat dreamy father and Sophie Rois as a very bossy boss.

The film by director Anna-Katharina Maier, a repeat from 2020, is the third part of a series of "patchwork family films" in the first after "Family with Obstacles" and "Marriage with Obstacles". Light fare for an amusing evening of TV.

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