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Other parents: From daycare chaos to elementary school – A humorous look!
The mockumentary “Other Parents” focuses on helicopter parents in Cologne-Nippes and the challenges they face when setting up a daycare center. The sequel will be broadcast on ZDF on July 24th.
Other parents: From daycare chaos to elementary school – A humorous look!
A truly entertaining piece of television culture awaits viewers on July 24th, when the mockumentary “Other Parents” by Lutz Heineking Jr. will be broadcast on ZDF. The series about the founding of a daycare center in Cologne-Nippes premiered six years ago and has since gained a loyal fan base. Now it's coming back as a feature film with the main story taking a humorous look at the lives of helicopter parents.
At the center is the journalist Iniüger, played by Johanna Gastorf, who, together with other parents, creates the “Krimskramkids” daycare center. Not only are the challenges of being a parent discussed, but also the busy lifestyles of those involved, who are often caught between ecological ideals and personal demands. The director and producer Heineking Jr. captures the conflicts and comedy of modern parenthood with his special style of storytelling, which even earned him a nomination for the Grimme Prize KSTA.
A look at the characters and current issues
The parents are no longer unknown: Nina (Lavinia Wilson), Jannos (Jasin Challah), Anita (Nadja Becker) and Lars (Sebastian Schwarz) are just some of the main characters who will delight 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 run a primary school in a new adventure and want to teach themselves. Teacher Walter (Henning Krautmacher) and teacher Paula (Maike Jüttendonk) are skeptical about the plan. Nevertheless, the headmistress, Ms. Marx (Veronica Ferres), will have to do some convincing to counteract the urgently needed shortage of teachers TAZ.
At the same time, the parents' inner conflicts and fears are examined. Together they struggle with the questions of whether they can meet social expectations and their own demands. Similar to the models “The Office” or “Parks and Recreation”, the series avoids rigid scripts and relies on improvised dialogue, which leads to lively and authentic scenes. It deals with the sometimes chaotic clash of different life plans and shows how parents try to project their self-realization onto their children. The comedy of the inconsistent actions of parents, who often do not adhere to their ecological ideals in practice, is also presented in an unvarnished manner KSTA.
Humor meets educational questions
Overall, the new season offers a funny but also thoughtful analysis of the German education system and the problems associated with it. The combination of comedy elements and realistic themes ensures that the audience is not only made to laugh, but also to think. Veronica Ferres and Johanna Gastorf impress with their comedic talent in their roles, and the film takes the audience on an amusing journey through the absurdities of parenthood and the school world.
The last season of the mockumentary showed how the parents' lives continued - and now it remains to be seen how they will overcome the challenges of the primary school world. If you miss the turbulent journey on July 24th at 8:15 p.m. on ZDF, you can also access the ZDF media library to watch the new episodes.