Balaton Residence2017

Director
Ben Verbong

Actors

Cornelia Gröschel (Catrin Streesemann)
Sonja Gerhardt (Maja Streesemann)
Anja Kling (Kirsten Streesemann)
Götz Schubert (Vater Streesemann)
Franz Dinda (Rudi Hartwig)
Stipe Erceg (Tamás Szabo)

Written by International Emmy winner team, three-part drama series tells Stasi spy stories centered around two young girls from East Germany on holiday at Lake Balaton.
Maja and Catrin, two young sisters from East Germany, in summer 1986, full of anticipation and hope, leave home for a holiday on the shores of Lake Balaton in Hungary. It is a place where both East and West Germans would holiday, even before the collapse of communism. A dark secret forces their mother to follow the girls to the resort in an attempt to prevent a catastrophe; but as the stakes are riding high, there are even worse things on the horizon. In the face of desperate attempts to flee to the West, the lake is patrolled the entire time by the East German secret police. Maja and Catrin soon develop a strong and dangerous desire to explore the grandest and most enchanting hotel in the resort, which is reserved for Westerners. Innocent flirting escalates into a test of the sisters’ relationship and forces them to decide where their loyalties lie.
“‘Honigfrauen’ captivates with a conventional but perfect classical dramaturgy, and part 3 is more exciting than any thriller can be. Psychology and plot harmonize, the cast is top-class and a perfect fit, the production is fresh, unstrained, with good pace, and who gets who in the end remains open for a long time.” – Tittelbach.TV
“Remarkably unstrained and consistent – a finely drawn mosaic about betrayal on a large and small scale, political as well as private.” – Spiegel Kultur
“A good piece of summer comedy: a little romance, a good pinch of time-capsule feeling, a lot of historical drama and also a generous pinch of Stasi agent thriller: ‘Honey Women’ is an interesting mix of genres.” – Quotenmeter.de