GETTING MY BROTHER LAID

Synopsis

Josch, Mike and their younger sister Nic experience many ups and downs in their search for their first "big love". Josch (Roman Kni¡ zka) is the oldest of the three, a big fan of Dracula, and mentally handi-capped, a fact that may have a negative effect on his IQ, but certainly not on his friendly nature. Perhaps a bit too friendly at times, especially when he falls madly in love with Nadine, who happens to be the girlfriend of his brother Mike (Hinnerk Schönemann). Mike of course is not too thrilled about Josch's only wish for his birthday: to have sex with Nadine. Nadine is Mike's first real girlfriend, and he's a bit shaky about the relationship, and at the same time he feels a certain responsibility for his mentally challenged brother. Mike decides to give his virgin brother a different kind of introduction to the joys of love. His instruction in the art of finding satisfaction starts off in a harmless way, but soon leads to total chaos in an ominous mobile bordello district. And then there is Nic (Marie Luise Schramm), the youngest of the family and a real adolescent brat in the bud. She sees the world through the viewer of her digital camera, documenting what she doesn't understand, what fascinates her or what she's afraid of. Nic has fallen head over heels in love with Manu, the unchallenged lady's man at her school. He's the one to make a woman of her, she decides, but it seems that he doesn't want to have anything to do with her. At least, not for the moment . . .

GETTING MY BROTHER LAID is a poetic, grotesque comedy about the difficulties of an average family, the power of hormones, and the subtle difference between good and bad sex, says Sven Taddicken. For screenwriter Matthias Pacht the film is not only a funny declaration of love to his brother, who suffers from Down's syndrome, but also a hymn to family ties.