Mother's Day

Feb 23, 1994

1h 39m

★ 7.3

Overview

48 hours in the life of the Neugebauer family. The May weekend with a small family celebration, which was planned as peaceful and contemplative, turns out to be a kind of Rocky Horror Picture Show in Vienna's municipal housing estate. Just like the other residents, the Neugebauers are preparing for the impending Mother's Day.

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

Fernsehproduktion Dr. Heinz Scheiderbauer

Mother's Day Trailers

Cast

Mischa Neugebauer / Gratzl

Alfred Dorfer

Evelyn Schöbinger / Haberl

Eva Billisich

Edwin Neugebauer / Postman / Neighbor Boy 2

Reinhard Nowak

Trude Neugebauer / Postwoman / Jungschar Counsellor

Andrea Händler

Grandpa/Goatee Neighbor/Zapletal/Neighbor Boy 1/Customer/Pastor

Roland Düringer

Pensioner #1

Willi Resetarits

Pensioner #2

I Stangl

Corvette Driver

Hanno Pöschl

Polar Bear

Herwig Seeböck

Poet

Lukas Resetarits

Philosopher

Roland Neuwirth

Mayor

Fritz Muliar

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