Robert Seeliger

Gracie's Choice -- Inspired by a true story. Gracie (Kristen Bell) is a 17 year-old with four siblings from different fathers and a mother (Anne Heche) that is utterly incapable of taking care of the kids. When it looks as if the kids will be scattered to the wind, Gracie overcomes enormous obstacles to adopt her younger siblings and keep the family together.

Staunchly progressive Miriam (Martina Gedeck) and André (Peter Davor) find their laissez-faire values shaken to the core when their son's libertine 12-year-old girlfriend, Livia (Svea Lohde), disrupts the family's summer holiday. Suspecting that something untoward is brewing between the coquettish Livia and 30ish neighbor Bill (Robert Seeliger), Miriam sets off to confront him. But things don't go according to plan in this cleverly nuanced drama.

At 40, Miriam radiates serene beauty and tranquility, a confidence and self-assurance as vast as the sea close to her summer home. There are no taboos in the polished, urban life she shares with her partner Andre and their 15-year-old son Nils; there is understanding and tolerance. If Nils invites his young girlfriend Livia to spend the holidays with them, fine. However, when the brazenly sensual Livia begins flirting with handsome neighbor Bill, Miriam feels it is her responsibility to stop the questionable relationship. As she does so, she suddenly finds herself drawn to the charismatic and charmingly insecure stranger, triggering a volatile love triangle.

Inspired by a true story. Gracie (Kristen Bell) is a 17 year-old with four siblings from different fathers and a mother (Anne Heche) that is utterly incapable of taking care of the kids. When it looks as if the kids will be scattered to the wind, Gracie overcomes enormous obstacles to adopt her younger siblings and keep the family together.