Lies About My Mother: Bitterly Funny Tragicomedy at filmforum Duisburg
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Lies About My Mother: When Family Life Writes Bitterly Funny Punchlines
What happens when a scale becomes a family court? In Aron Lehmann's tragicomedy Lies About My Mother, Cornelia's body weight becomes a permanent topic. Werner, her husband, quickly declares himself an expert on everything – especially on things no one has asked about. On Tuesday, October 13, 2026, filmforum Duisburg will show the film at 18:15.
Between Diet Madness and Dark Humor
The story takes place in the West German province in the 1980s. Werner is convinced that Cornelia's weight is responsible for his professional setbacks, the lack of social advancement, and practically every unresolved problem. His logic has the elegance of a shopping cart with a broken wheel: loud, clumsy, and always heading in the wrong direction.
The film combines social observation with tragicomic moments. Punchlines do not arise from classic stand-up situations, but from the absurd timing of family life, from glances, pauses, and sentences that linger too long in the air. This creates a unique comedy atmosphere between laughter, cringe, and reflection.
Rosalie Thomass and Golo Euler in the Center
Rosalie Thomass plays Cornelia as a strong-willed and vulnerable woman who must stand up against the constant evaluation of her body. Golo Euler embodies Werner as a man whose obsession with control spirals further out of hand. Elise Lindner plays the six-year-old Ela, who stands between her mother and father and is increasingly drawn into her father's expectations.
Director Aron Lehmann tells the story from the perspective of a family where love, dependence, and manipulation dangerously intertwine. The audience's reactions are likely to oscillate between quiet laughter and embarrassed silence – precisely where the tragicomedy has its strongest impact.
A Film with Resonance
Lies About My Mother is not a harmless family film but a carefully observed story about body images, power, and the first great love of our lives: the relationship between mother and child. The 106-minute screening at filmforum offers sophisticated cinema with dark humor, emotional stage or screen presence, and moments that continue to resonate even after the credits roll.
Conclusion: Funny, Uncomfortable, and Worth Seeing
Those who appreciate tragicomedies with biting humor, strong actors, and social depth will experience a film evening with a special laughter experience at filmforum Duisburg. Secure the date and discover who is really lying to whom in this family.
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