Home Stories 2026

Overview

Home Stories is a 2026 German family drama film written and directed by Eva Trobisch. The production, also known by the German title Etwas ganz Besonderes, features a cast that includes Frida Hornemann, Max Riemelt, Eva Löbau, and Rahel Ohm. The narrative follows a protagonist named Lea who begins to question her own identity after being asked by a television talent show crew to describe who she is. This internal conflict takes place while she is residing at her family hotel located within the forests of former East Germany. In a separate description of the film, the plot centers on a housemaid with psychic abilities who is tasked with overseeing an abandoned mansion. During her time there, she encounters the ghosts of the building's previous masters and servants. These spirits appear to the housemaid to share various accounts concerning their experiences with love, pain, and tragedy. The film explores these themes within the context of its coming-of-age story and is characterized by the tagline that a house never forgets.