Other parents: from daycare chaos to primary school-a humorous look!

Other parents: from daycare chaos to primary school-a humorous look!

A truly entertaining piece of television culture awaits the spectators on July 24th when the mockmentary "other parents" by Lutz Heineking jr. is broadcast on ZDF. Six years ago, the series celebrated its premiere on the foundation of a daycare center in Cologne-Nippes and has since won a loyal fan base. Now she comes back as a feature film with the main story that takes a humorous look at the life of helicopter parents.

In the center is the journalist Ini Züger, played by Johanna Gastorf, who, together with other parents, launched the daycare center "Crimean Kramkids". Not only the challenges of being a parent are discussed, but also the busy lifestyles of those involved, who are often in a field of tension made from ecological ideals and personal requirements. The director and producer Heineking jr. With his special kind of narrative, the conflict and comedy of modern parents, which even gave him a nomination for the Grimme Prize KSTA.

A look at the characters and current topics

The parents are no longer unknowns: Nina (Lavinia Wilson), Jannos (Jasin Challah), Anita (Nadja Becker) and Lars (Sebastian Schwarz) are just a few of the main characters that will inspire the audience with their bizarre and challenges. The interesting thing here is that the children have now outgrown the daycare center, and the parents are now trying to lead a primary school in a new adventure. Teacher Walter (Henning Krautmacher) and teacher Paula (Maike Jüttendonk) are skeptical about the project. Nevertheless, the headmistress Ms. Marx (Veronica Ferres) will have to do persuasion in order to counter the urgently needed shortage of teachers taz.

At the same time, the inner conflicts and fears of the parents are illuminated. Together they fight with the questions whether they can meet social expectations and their own requirements. Similar to the role models "The Office" or "Parks and Recreation", the series dispenses with rigid scripts and relies on improvised dialogues, which leads to living and authentic scenes. She deals with the partly chaotic clash of different life plans and shows how parents try to project their self -fulfillment onto their children. The comedy of the inconsistent actions of parents, who often do not adhere to their ecological ideals in practice, is unadorned KSTA.

humor meets educational issues

Overall, the new season offers a funny but also thoughtful analysis of the German education system and the associated problems. The combination of comedy elements and realistic topics ensures that the spectators are not only stimulated for laughter, but also to think. Veronica Ferres and Johanna Gastorf convince in their roles with a comedic talent, and the film takes the audience on an amusing journey through the absurdities of being and school world.

The last season of the mockmentary has shown how the life of the parents continued - and now it remains to be seen how they will master the challenges of the elementary school world. If you miss the turbulent trip on July 24th at 8:15 p.m. on ZDF, you can also use the ZDF media library to look at the new episodes.