We would vote for Renate!
Renate Bergmann is making her escape: out of Berlin and into the supposedly peaceful Spreeweide in Brandenburg, where her new retirement home awaits, alongside Stefan, Ariane, and the kids. It needs a good cleaning anyway! But no sooner has she arrived than she clashes with Mayor Brummer. "Why do you not run for office yourself?" they say. And they did not have to tell her twice! At 82, Renate – just like Adenauer – is just getting started. Soon enough, her election posters are hanging on every streetlamp, no diamond symbol, but a chic blazer. Because looks count!
Whether it is at the opening of the "Wurzelzwerge" kindergarten carousel or the contest for Spreeweide’s best flower box, Renate is right in the middle of it, getting all the attention as local reporter Trutsch snaps his photos. Who knows more about overpriced cemetery fees, grimy park benches, or the bus schedules defaced by the "rowdies"? Renate is knee-deep in the campaign – no official car or bodyguard needed, just her trusty Koyota and her gang: Gertrud, Kurt, and Ilse. Mayor Brummer better watch out!
