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.
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Messy Christmas Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Bjarne Mädel
He was 39, now 56 years old
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as Max |
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Heino Ferch
He was 44, now 60 years old
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as Jan |
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Martina Gedeck
She was 46, now 62 years old
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as Sara |
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Matthias Matschke
He was 39, now 55 years old
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as Thomas |
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Meret Becker
She was 38, now 55 years old
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as Pauline |
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Petra Kelling
She was 63, now 79 years old
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as Inge |
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Feo Aladag
She was 35, now 52 years old
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as Helena |
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Alexandra Neldel
She was 31, now 48 years old
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as Isabell |
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Roeland Wiesnekker
He was 39, now 56 years old
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as Andi |
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Rainer Sellien
He was 44, now 60 years old
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as Erich |
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Andreas Windhuis
He was 45, now 62 years old
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as Gunnar |
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Jasmin Tabatabai
She was 40, now 56 years old
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as Rita |
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Rosa Enskat
She was 40, now 57 years old
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as Eva |
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Ursula Doll
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as Anne |
Messy Christmas Crew
| Name |
Department |
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Manuela Stehr as Producer. She was 50 (now 67) years old
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Production |
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Loy Wesselburg as Music. He was 47 (now 64) years old
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Sound |
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Vanessa Jopp as Director. She was 36 (now 53) years old
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Directing |
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Peter Menne as Set Designer. He was 47 (now 63) years old
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Art |
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Richard Reitinger as Screenplay. He was 56 (now 73) years old
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Writing |
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Hans Fromm as Director of Photography. He was 46 (now 62) years old
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Camera |
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Brigitta Tauchner as Editor. She was 43 (now 59) years old
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Editing |
