 Starting out with buying a ridiculous amount of mustard to get discount, Heinrich finally invites a film crew to shoot a television series in the Lohse household in order to impress his wife.The more he tries, however, the worse it gets, and Renate seriously questions their marriage.In the end, both visit the birthday party of Renate's mother at which conflicts of other family members are revealed that seem even more dramatic than those of Heinrich and Renate.