Skin and Bones

Skin and Bones
Until their mother's funeral today, Susanne (Katharina Böhm) hasn't seen her free-spirited sister Mia (Aglaia Szyszkowitz) in ages. The two sisters left Germany 15 years ago and together went to Australia to study. Not long afterwards, Susanne's daughter Jenny (Tara Fischer) was born, and together they returned to their small hometown in East Germany, leaving Mia. Susanne married Jenny's father Georg (Jochen Horst) and joined the family business, a watch manufacturer, while Mia stayed in Australia and began a high-powered career in marketing.
Mia's arrival at the cemetery and reception puts Susanne at unease. Not only does Mia easily charm father Herbert (Hermann Beyer) into making plans for heavily investing in a new product line, she also interferes in Susanne's family life, ganging up with pubescent Jenny against Susanne, undermining Susanne's authority and flirting with Georg. Susanne's looming fears soon become certainty when it turns out Mia intends to stay, breaking a pact they made years ago.
A fight ensues when both sisters stake their claim ... for a life only one of them can live.
Awards
- Nomination at the Deutscher Fernsehpreis 2021 in the category "Best Actress" for Lisa-Marie Koroll
- Nomination at the Baden-Baden 2021 Fernsehfestival for Christina Adler
- Nomination at the Filmfest Hamburg 2019 for the "Hamburger Produzentenpreis für Deutsche Fernsehproduktionen" (Hamburg Producer Award for German Television Productions)
Commissioning Editor
Patrick N. Simon (SAT.1)
Director
Christina Schiewe
Writer
Burkhardt Wunderlich
Cast
Anja Kling
Lisa-Marie Koroll
Oliver Mommsen
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Broadcast Premiere SAT.1
01.12.2020