How Can I Help

In 2030, retired actress Mrs. Winkler lives bitterly and marked by pain. When her daughter Emi accepts a theater offer, a care robot named Pavlovich takes over the care of her mother. Unexpectedly, his knowledge of classical plays seems to reawaken Mrs. Winkler's will to live...

Cast

Angela Winkler

as Mrs. Winkler

Laura Tonke

as Emi

Josef Ellers

as Pawlowitsch

Zoë Baier

as Billie

Via Jikeli

as Selma

Eugene Boateng

as Paul

Yvonne Yung Hee

as Anne Apfel

Sabrina Amali

as Irina

Doris Kunstmann

as Frau Siebrecht

Klara Lange

as Ania

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