“The Chocolate Queen”
Hardy Krüger Jr. and Christine Neubauer find happiness by an indirect route
The first scenes of the romantic love story “The Chocolate Queen” have now been shot in Berlin. The leading roles are played by Hardy Krüger Jr. (“Nancy & Frank – A Manhattan Love Story”, “Prosecco Drinking Women”, “Against the Wind”) and Christine Neubauer (“Complete Woman needs Half-Time Man”, “Fresh Goods”, “The Great Bagarozy”); they are ably supported by Ingolf Lück (“Fortunately Crazy – An Unbeatable Family”, “The Doc”), Brigitte Beyeler (“In the Name of Justice”) and Roxanne Borski (“Rosamunde Pilcher – Coast of Dreams”). Shooting is scheduled to be completed by 26th September.

When his wife dies of cancer, the only thing that still matters to advertising photographer Michael Bender (Hardy Krüger Jr.) is his nine-year-old daughter Sammy (Roxanne Borski). He was forced to get into debt in order to pay for her medical treatment, however, and now Michael is in serious difficulties - because if he can’t pay the money back, he will be threatened not only with bankruptcy but also with losing custody of Sammy. With all these worries, he doesn’t find it particularly helpful when his lively daughter makes the acquaintance of the charming master confectioner Julia (Christine Neubauer). In fact, the two of them quickly become very close, and soon Michael also falls victim to Julia’s charm. Which makes it all the more disappointing when he finally confesses his love for her only to discover that she is about to get married to public prosecutor Wolfgang (Ingolf Lück). In addition to the emotional distress, Michael it is still facing severe financial problems. But there is no way he can accept the lucrative offer presented to him by his agent Susanne (Brigitte Beyeler), who could arrange work for him as a fashion photographer once more; that would mean him spending so much time abroad that he would have to put Sammy into boarding school. Suzanne herself would very much like that idea, because her aim is to get Michael all to herself. But Michael has eyes for nobody except Julia. When Sammy, who has already started to see Julia as a new mother, learns of Julia’s impending wedding, she is overcome by despair and runs off. The situation is one of emotional chaos, and we are still some way from a happy end for everybody concerned...
This production also features Julia Blankenburg as Julia’s friend Beate and Ivan Robert as Michael’s assistant Jan.