# Welcome to Hartmanns (2016)

> A well-meaning German family's decision to host a refugee turns their comfortable household into a comic pressure cooker for debates about belonging and integration.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/268911

## Facts

- Runtime: 113 min
- Genres: Comedy, Drama
- Director: Simon Verhoeven
- Cast: Senta Berger, Heiner Lauterbach, Florian David Fitz, Palina Rojinski, Elyas M'Barek, Eric Kabongo, Uwe Ochsenknecht, Ulrike Kriener
- TMDB rating: 6.3/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5500148/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: none
- Mood: witty, warm, hopeful, lazy sunday, family movie night

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