FRAU WINKLER VERLÄSST DAS HAUS (AT)

Doris Dörrie’s latest feature film tells the story of 80-year-old Mrs. Winkler and her daughter Emi. Mrs. Winkler’s world has narrowed to just one person – her daughter – after her beloved husband died very young. Over the years, grief has turned into bitterness. When Emi accepts a theatre engagement that will prevent her from caring for her mother, a robot caregiver is assigned to take her place. Feeling abandoned and humili­ated, Mrs. Winkler initially rejects the robot entirely. Yet over time, an unexpected friendship begins to form. Can Mrs. Winkler finally confront her unresolved grief and find a way back to her daughter?