Messy Christmas (Meine schöne Bescherung) 17 years old

Messy Christmas

A holiday celebration with the extended family gets stretched to the breaking point in this comedy from Germany. Sara is happily married to Jan, though this wasn't always the case -- Sara is Jan's second wife, while Sara has three ex-husbands, Gunnar, Andi and Erich, and she and Jan are raising children from each of their previous marriages. Jan is less than thrilled with the prospect of spending the holidays with Sara's mother, but things get worse when he learns his wife has planned a surprise for Christmas eve -- they'll be joined by Gunnar, Andi and Erich, as well as Erich's new wife Pauline, Andi's current spouse Rita and his own ex-wife, Eva. To call the atmosphere uncomfortable is an understatement, and things only get worse when Sara announces she's pregnant, which is quite troubling for Jan since he's been waiting for the right time to tell her he had a vasectomy several months before.

Credits

Messy Christmas Cast

Name Character
Bjarne Mädel He was 39, now 56 years old as Max
Heino Ferch He was 44, now 61 years old as Jan
Martina Gedeck She was 46, now 63 years old as Sara
Matthias Matschke He was 39, now 56 years old as Thomas
Meret Becker She was 38, now 55 years old as Pauline
Petra Kelling She was 63, now 80 years old as Inge
Feo Aladag She was 35, now 52 years old as Helena
Alexandra Neldel She was 31, now 48 years old as Isabell
Roeland Wiesnekker He was 39, now 57 years old as Andi
Andreas Windhuis He was 45, now 62 years old as Gunnar
Rainer Sellien He was 44, now 61 years old as Erich
Jasmin Tabatabai She was 40, now 57 years old as Rita
Rosa Enskat She was 40, now 57 years old as Eva
Ursula Doll as Anne

Messy Christmas Crew

Name Department
Manuela Stehr as Producer. She was 50 (now 67) years old Production
Loy Wesselburg as Music. He was 47 (now 64) years old Sound
Vanessa Jopp as Director. She was 36 (now 53) years old Directing
Peter Menne as Set Designer. He was 47 (now 64) years old Art
Richard Reitinger as Screenplay. He was 56 (now 73) years old Writing
Hans Fromm as Director of Photography. He was 46 (now 63) years old Camera
Brigitta Tauchner as Editor. She was 43 (now 60) years old Editing
Messy Christmas poster
Messy Christmas (17 years)

  • Release day: Thursday, November 22, 2007
  • Runtime: 96 minutes