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How Can I Help

7.020261h 52mMovieDrama

In 2030, retired actress Mrs. Winkler lives bitterly and marked by pain. When her daughter Emi accepts a theater offer, a care robot named Pavlovich takes over the care of her mother. Unexpectedly, his knowledge of classical plays seems to reawaken Mrs. Winkler's will to live...

DirectorDoris Dörrie
WriterDoris Dörrie
ProducersTill Derenbach·Michael Souvignier

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Expected on OTT
around November 19, 2026

Released in cinemas on October 1, 2026. A prediction based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window — not a confirmed date. Get the WhichOTT app to be notified the moment it lands.

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Cast · Directed by Doris Dörrie

AWAngela Winkler
Angela Winkler
Mrs. Winkler
LTLaura Tonke
Laura Tonke
Emi
JEJosef Ellers
Josef Ellers
Pawlowitsch
ZBZoë Baier
Zoë Baier
Billie
VJVia Jikeli
Via Jikeli
Selma
EBEugene Boateng
Eugene Boateng
Paul
YHYvonne Yung Hee
Yvonne Yung Hee
Anne Apfel
SASabrina Amali
Sabrina Amali
Irina
DKDoris Kunstmann
Doris Kunstmann
Frau Siebrecht
KLKlara Lange
Klara Lange
Ania
JRJoseph Reichelt
Joseph Reichelt
Tusenbach
BSBettina Stucky
Bettina Stucky
Ilse Imhoff

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