A Handful of Water

One night, depressed, widowed octogenarian Konrad Hausnick (Jürgen Prochnow) chose to confront the strange noises in his basement with a nail gun--and injured 11-year-old Yemeni refugee Thurba Al-Sherbini (Milena Pribak), hiding to foil her family's deportation to Bulgaria. After nursing her, the guilt-ridden oldster opted to help her reach an uncle in London...and finds new purpose for himself along the way. Anja Schiffel, Pegah Ferydoni also star. 94 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: German; Subtitles: English; audio commentary; featurette; theatrical trailer. In German with English subtitles.