The cherry orchard is for sale! So, the second cherry orchard – here and now in Germany, 2025. This seems to be a good time for the whole family to come together once more, as so many memories are tied to it. But also to the first orchard, which stood in Namibia. It was planted by the great-grandfather who, as a colonialist, didn’t want to go without his Black Forest cherry cake. Varja is 37 and that happened before her time. Even her adoptive mother Andrea only knows the story from family lore, and her adoptive sister Anja, barely 20, wants nothing to do with it, rather focusing on her main goal: achieving an ideal work/life balance. Yet there are far more pressing matters at hand, like saving the crumbling family business, a burden that rests entirely on Varja’s shoulders. When Uncle Gerald, Andrea’s tenant Trofimov and Varja’s foster sister Lolo join the gathering, the stage is set for an emotionally charged family reunion…
LANGUAGE German DURATION 2 hours, with a break
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