Sophie (2015)

Three more years, then she will be 40: Sophie is slowly getting scared. Actually, she should be happy and have everything under control: three growing children, a small catering agency, a large farmhouse and a husband, Hubertus, who is reasonably successful professionally. But somehow life has lost its tension. It will wrinkle like an old apple, worse: like herself. Hubertus increasingly buries himself in his business obligations, spends less and less time at home and hardly notices his wife anymore. He much prefers to watch the attractive young fitness trainer Sylvie on the street. Marital sex has also become more of a chore than a source of joy in a partnership. During the day Sophie has trouble keeping her children under control and her company running, in the evening she asks herself: "Is that all there is now?" - Midlife crisis ahoy. After all, unlike her husband, she can (almost) always rely on her mother Ellen. Her two assistants, Aylin and Gaby, are also loyal to the company "Sophie kocht". And her stubborn perseverance finally pays off: when she wins the charming pop star Marc Terenzi as an advocate and admirer, who introduces her to the world of the rich and beautiful, the tide finally seems to turn: Suddenly there is a hail of lucrative jobs, well-known admirers and even newspaper articles about Sophie's cooking skills. Suddenly she is surfing a wave of success. But at the same time, her private life gets mixed up: In order to finally have more time for Sophie and the family, Hubertus has decided to take a year off - and bursts into the middle of the new situation. While Sophie enjoys becoming more and more part of the glittering celebrity world and finally getting the attention she no longer gets at home, Hubertus feels useless and superfluous. Your outer and inner change does not remain hidden from him. This increases frustration and the family construct gets dangerously lopsided. Now it is up to everyone involved to leave well-trodden paths, to rearrange life and face the routine of everyday life together with verve and a breath of fresh air.