By-the-book logopaedist Matthias Pretschke, failed husband and father, is the very embodiment of order, who doesn't know what hit him when his wife Petra demands a divorce. Admittedly, he hasn't paid much attention to Petra, nor to their daughter, who's in full puberty, nor to their son, who craves his dad's attention. Petra agrees to give him one week to show them if he can change. And he's in luck: he meets himself, only cooler. Tom Senger is the name of the twin he never knew he had. Though Matthias and Tom look alike, they're completely different. Tom, for example, is a typical actor: arrogant, macho and broke. Matthias decides to switch roles in the hope that Tom can be a worthy replacement for a week. "I'm playing you. Only better," says Tom, who sees right away what's missing in the Pretschke home. As the days go by, it gets more and more difficult to distinguish which one is which. And this may not be bad at all.
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Christoph Maria Herbst
Matthias Pretschke / Tom Senger
Known for
Look Who's Back
Animals United
Ulrike C. Tscharre
Petra Pretschke
Known for
Never Look Away
Sophie von Kessel
Pola Ostafin
Known for
The Dragon Ring
Lotte Becker
Fee Pretschke
Also in
Meuchelbeck
A Decent Man
Valentin Wilczek
Jonas Pretschke
Also in
V8 - Start Your Engines
Scene of the Crime
Bettina Stucky
Mrs. Miebach
Known for
The Divine Order
The Little Ghost
Harry Wolff
Mr. Zunker
Also in
The Boy and the Ball and the Hole in the Wall
Commitment Phobia
Christiane Lemm
Mrs. von Hohenfels
Also in
Das Hochzeitsvideo
The Fox - Dark Trail
Folker Banik
Klaus Fischer (uncredited)
Also in
Rush
Frau Böhm sagt nein
Nicola Thomas
Ulla Fischer (uncredited)
Also in
The People vs. Fritz Bauer
Strangers
Axel Siefer
Director (uncredited)
Also in
Danni Lowinski
Rebecca
Udo Thies
Customer at Photo Studio (uncredited)
Also in
Jede Menge Leben
Anderst schön
Isabel Kleefeld Director · Stefan Rogall Writer Alexander Fischerkoesen Cinematographer
First release April 17, 2015 · Produced in Germany · Production ARD/Degeto Film GmbH, Filmpool Fiction
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ARD
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ARD/Degeto Film GmbH
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Filmpool Fiction
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Germany
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Original title
Besser als Du
Original language
German
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German
Release dates
Germany · April 17, 2015
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