Eine Million Minuten (OmeU) german with engl. subs
D.: Christopher Doll, C.: Karoline Herfurth, Tom Schilling, Joachim Król
DE 2024, 125 Min.
Everyone knows that the really important things aren´t on the stupid to-do lists. But why not? - From the outside, Vera (Karoline Herfurth) and Wolf Küper (Tom Schilling) lead a dream life with their two children Nina (Pola Friedrichs) and one-year-old brother Simon (Piet Levi Busch): a nice flat in Berlin, he has a career as a biodiversity researcher and expert for the United Nations, she has a job as a civil engineer specialising in sustainability alongside her household and children. But on closer inspection, things look very different: The marriage is in crisis and, like most couples, they are both in the unfortunate dilemma of juggling everyday life and feeling that they can no longer do life justice at the front and back. When Nina is diagnosed with developmental delay, Wolf and Vera realise that something has to change fundamentally.
One night at bedtime, Nina suddenly says: "Oh, Dad, I wish we had a million minutes. Just for the really nice things, you know?" The wish hits Wolf right in the heart, and he suddenly realises that it´s much more important how Nina, Vera and Simon are doing, and that every minute they spend together is more valuable than a brilliant career.
One million minutes, 694 days, almost two years. Let´s go! First to Thailand, then on to Iceland. The Küpers set off in search of a new, different way of life and realise anew every day: we only have every minute once.
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