Even on Christmas Eve, Heinz Becker's wife Hilde and son Stefan are not granted any peace and quiet, as their head of the family with the Batschkapp and the eternally chattering mouth turns the celebration of love into a less than contemplative horror trip for the whole family. Even the question of whether sausages should be served hot or cold with the potato salad leads to disputes under the Christmas tree - which Heinz can only force into balance with brute force. When the Christmas tree figure remains untraceable, the oven develops volcanic heat and mother Hilde completes the chaos with her unconditional desire for harmony, Heinz is proven right once again when he says: "Christmas is a matter of nerves".
Crew
Marco Serafini
Director
Gerd Dudenhöffer
Writer
Irene Dieper
Editor
Carola Richter-Himmel
Cinematography
Michael Beckert
Commissioning Editor
Karin Zahn
Commissioning Editor
Susanne Hertel
First Assistant Director
Sabine Riahi
Production Design
Kurt Mikler
Camera Operator
Hans-Dieter Rhein
First Assistant Camera
Ewagelos Bourgoutzis
First Assistant Camera
Johannes Heddergott
First Assistant Camera
Thomas Dillmann
First Assistant Camera
Georg Widmann
Assistant Costume Designer
Ursula Perrey
Costume Supervisor
Detlef Papendorf
Costume Design
Elke Haake-Meyer
Key Makeup Artist
Hans-Dieter Hütten
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Walter Jodl
Sound Mixer
Bruno Reuber
Visual Effects
Martin Ernst
Music
Horst-Bernd Friedrich
Music
Hajo Jörgens
Property Master
Guntram Frieske
Gaffer
Hans-Werner Balgheim
Production Manager
Bettina Reichert
Production Manager
Wolfgang Walter
Unit Manager
Cornelia Eberst
Editorial Staff
Dieter Büttner
Art Direction