A film by Tim Ellrich. In German.

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A the­ra­pist who­se inte­rests lie in alter­na­ti­ve ways to help the sick and infirm is forced to balan­ce the demands of her pro­fes­sio­nal life with tho­se of her age­ing par­ents and older brot­her, in Tim Ellrich’s sen­si­ti­ve but uncom­pro­mi­sing drama.

Holle works as a spi­ri­tu­al hea­ler, ten­ding to cli­ents with serious ill­nesses and chro­nic con­di­ti­ons. One of four siblings, she devo­tes much of her time to caring for her age­ing par­ents, a com­mit­ment that strains her rela­ti­onship with her part­ner. When her mother suf­fers a fall and is hos­pi­ta­li­sed, Holle faces moun­ting chal­lenges, par­ti­cu­lar­ly in rela­ti­on to her brot­her Sven, who has schi­zo­phre­nia and has lived a secluded life in their par­ents’ attic for years.

Inspired by film­ma­ker Tim Ellrich’s own fami­ly expe­ri­en­ces and shot on loca­ti­on at his child­hood home, Im Haus mei­ner Eltern is an incisi­ve explo­ra­ti­on of the toll care­gi­ving takes on fami­lies. Filmed in stark black and white, its visu­als cap­tu­re both the exhaus­ti­on of care­gi­ving and the claus­tro­pho­bia of lives bound by duty. Ellrich avo­ids easy judgments, ins­tead offe­ring a thoughtful reflec­tion on how socie­ty tre­ats the elder­ly and infirm and the fric­tion the­se respon­si­bi­li­ties crea­te within fami­lies – from tho­se who should­er the bur­den to tho­se who keep their distance. With empa­thy and an under­sta­ted approach, Im Haus mei­ner Eltern, exami­nes the uns­po­ken ten­si­ons and quiet sacri­fices that defi­ne fami­ly life under pressure.

Vanja Kaludjercic

Credits:

DE 2025, 95 Min,
Regie: Tim Ellrich
Kamera: Konstantin Pape
Schnitt: Tobias Wilhelmer
mit: Jenny Schily, Ursula Werner, Manfred Zapatka und Jens Brock 

Trailer:

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