
Her Pen Pal(2021)
Event planner Victoria can’t wait to attend –- and plan –- her best friend’s wedding in Paris. But when she finds out her ex is bringing a date, Victoria reconnects with her French childhood pen pal.

They have been best friends since their school days: Edith and Hermione. Just after Hermine's 65th birthday, they embark on the biggest adventure of their lives. After Hermine finds out that her husband Klaus is cheating on her and Edith is supposed to visit a retirement home at her daughter's request, they pack their bags and flee to Mallorca. They want to open a restaurant there - without men and without problems. But then the finca they bought turns out to be dilapidated, the money runs out, a German exile courts the "prickly" Edith and conflicts of interest also arise between the friends.

Christiane Hörbiger
Dr. Edith Iden

Heidelinde Weis
Hermine Schaffner

Friedrich von Thun
Joachim

Peter Prager
Klaus Schaffner

Angelika Bartsch
Lilo

Dieter Landuris
Rüdiger Dillmann
Das Glück ist ein Kaktus is a tv movie, comedy, romance film released in 2011. Directed by Stephan Meyer, it stars Christiane Hörbiger, Heidelinde Weis, Friedrich von Thun. They have been best friends since their school days: Edith and Hermione. Just after Hermine's 65th birthday, they embark on the biggest adventure of their lives. After Hermine finds out that her husband Klaus is cheating on her and Edith is supposed to visit a retirement home at her daughter's request, they pack their bags and flee to Mallorca. They want to open a restaurant there - without men and without problems. But then the finca they bought turns out to be dilapidated, the money runs out, a German exile courts the "prickly" Edith and conflicts of interest also arise between the friends.
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