A Happy Family

2026 2h 0m DE

Drama

Synopsis

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Niki has two kids, two jobs, and no money. After a fire turns her life upside down, her children are placed in foster care. Banned from contact, she assumes a new identity risking everything to stay close to them.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Anna Schinz
Niki Hofer
Michael Neuenschwander
Matthias Gubler
Julia Jentsch
Sabine Gubler
Alireza Bayram
Manu
Bettina Stucky
Frau Weber
Martina Apostolova
Vera
Danny Exnar
Herr Brunner

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jan-Eric Mack
Writers: Anna Schinz, Nikita Afanasjew, Eva Kienholz
Languages: German
Countries: Switzerland

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ERA

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Released this year — you're seeing it while it's still in the cultural conversation.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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CAST

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Anna Schinz and Michael Neuenschwander and Julia Jentsch carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt43329763 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Jan-Eric Mack directs. Produced in Switzerland. Dialogue in German.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released this year — you're seeing it while it's still in the cultural conversation.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Anna Schinz and Michael Neuenschwander and Julia Jentsch carry the top of the cast.
4IMDB entry: tt43329763 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.