The Best for Last
5.8
The life of the Cologne architect Mads is as empty as his apartment. Since the death of his beloved wife, the 44-year-old has only been able to function in a reduced daily routine. A chance reunion with his best friend from his youth changes everything. The cheerful single woman René moves in with him with her children - nine-year-old Lola and six-year-old Oscar. Finally, life is coming back into his life! Although René is not even considering the good-looking, successful guy as a new partner, Mads is growing into the unfamiliar role of the perfect patchwork dad. Friends without benefits, but with children - it works amazingly perfectly! When Mads becomes interested in the fascinating Eva, who is just as cautious as he is, an unwanted complication comes into the lightness of being: René receives a medical diagnosis that requires far-reaching decisions. Although he has other plans, Mads knows what he has to do.
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Cast
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Sebastian Ströbel
Mads
Known for
Girls on Top 2
Franziska Wulf
René
Known for
Look Who's Back
Sun and Concrete
Marie Burchard
Eva
Known for
Blackout: Tomorrow Is Too Late
Oskar's Dress
Jürgen Heinrich
Kurt Hanke
Known for
Kleo
Wings of Desire
Thurid Funck
Lola
No other roles listed
Thias Dertinger
Oscar
No other roles listed
Ronald Kukulies
Hans
Known for
Babylon Berlin
Balloon
Azizè Flittner
Sarah Müller
Also in
Two Sides of the Abyss
Hungry
Claudio Caiolo
Benedict Donato
Known for
Blackout: Tomorrow Is Too Late
The Edukators
Juan David Mendez
Milo
Also in
Unspoken
Wyd?
Markus Sehr Director · Michel Birbaek Writer Andreas Weidinger Composer
First release October 11, 2024 · Produced in Germany · Production ARD, ARD Degeto
Production
Dreamtool Entertainment
Production
ARD
Production
ARD Degeto
Production
Germany
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Languages
Original title
Die Beste zum Schluss
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · October 11, 2024
Premiere · Filmtage Oberschwaben
No release date listed for United States.
Germany
February 5, 2025 · Digital · ARD-Mediathek
February 7, 2025 · TV · Das Erste
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