
102 minutes
9/26/2002
Marco and Melanie, a young married couple, are living a life of passion, chaos, and all the little frustrations of everyday existence. Their love for each other seems like a beacon on heavy seas. But career pressure, burned toast, and dirty laundry are eroding all tenderness, and they never seem to find enough time for their six-year-old son, Benny, either. Their world is about to fall apart when Melanie moves out, taking Benny with her. She files for divorce, and Marco makes a decision that is not only going to change his own life. He suddenly discovers his own unique way of being a father … I’m the Father is a modern portrait of a generation which appears to fail its own ambitions: After all, how do you combine a job, children, love and all the other challenges of everyday life – without giving yourself up in the process? And then what happens when positions become entrenched and a divorce seems inevitable?
Ezra-Valentin Lenz
as Benny Krieger

Sebastian Blomberg
as Marco Krieger

Maria Schrader
as Melanie Krieger

Ulrich Noethen
as Nico Ellermann

Marion Kracht
as Marcos Assistentin Christa

Hanns Zischler
as Dr. Beilenberg

Christiane Paul
as Ilona

Rosel Zech
as Ruth, Melanies Mutter

Paul Frielinghaus
as Nico Ellermanns Sohn

Rolf Zacher
as Peter Krieger

Lena Stolze
as Melanies Anwältin

Anna Thalbach
as Erzieherin

Annekathrin Bürger
as Kindergartenleiterin

Franziska Troegner
as Ferienhausvermieterin

Christoph Bantzer
as Jakob Ellermann

Victor Deiß
as Dr. Schmidt

Eva Medusa Gühne
as Mitbewohnerin Melanie

Mignon Remé
as Erna