October 1960. Nineteen-year-old Charlie tries his luck as a rock 'n' roll musician on the Reeperbahn. His mother Elfi has her hands full with her sick mother, her unstable husband Viktor, daughter Moni, who finally wants to stand on her own two feet, and her job as a tailor. The Berkowitz family factory is thriving, and even the Ulmendorff sawmill in Salzburg has something to say about the emerging economic miracle. Ferencz dies in a car accident. His wife Valerie is pregnant by her lover, the painter Ramsacher. And the cunning Hasak continues to devise intrigues for his own benefit, which even in the 1960s does not seem to be the case.
Production
Glossy 1960s period detail on obvious TV budget.
Costume
Elfi's tailor shop delivers authentic economic-miracle fashion.

Director
Harald Sicheritz
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of Austria's rare foray into prime-time telenovela format, riding the 2000s European soap wave.
Harald Sicheritz directed this after years of Austrian comedy; the tonal whiplash is almost intentional.
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