Handmade in
Hamburg
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Top : A silver ring by GÜlin Z . Bottom : A handmade card by Sara N . Above : Jeremy Fisher by Jenny M .
( Photos by the creators )
She celebrates her 24th birthday with hundreds of guests , who enjoy shooting golf balls as a means of opening champagne bottles . She is engaged to marry the Spanish-speaking Juan Carlos ( Tom Leeb ); they plan a cruise to Buenos Aires , financed by Francis . The younger son , Alexandre ( Louka Meliava ), skips out on university classes and sleeps with fellow students , as well as their mothers . Sadly , Francis suffers a heart attack .
He recovers , but two months later , the police raid the house . The family is bankrupt . Credit cards , bank accounts , and mobile phones are locked . All four sneak out , steal a car and drive to Marseille where they move into an old broken-down house . How will they survive ? There isn ’ t even one bread crumb on the table for supper . Francis is frail ; no one knows where they are . The three children must make some “ adult ” decisions , with no prior experience .
This super fun story is based on a Mexican film , Nosotros los Nobles ( The Noble Family ), from 2013 .
Slowly we learn about each family member ’ s personality . The house happens to be Francis ’ childhood home . What does Francis ’ good friend Furrucio ( Francois Morel ) know ? How does Juan Carlos locate them to show up unexpectedly ? Slowly we guess the truth and , nine months later , we are back at another party , but times have changed .
All the actors are excellent , but Tom Leeb as Juan Carlos almost steals the show ; watch until the end of the credits to discover more . There are morals to the story with lessons about dealing with life , useful even for non-billionaires . ( Becky Tan )