Hape Kerkeling - Gebt mir etwas Zeit

Hape Kerkeling looks deep into the past

"He has once again shown that he is not only one of the greats on the big screen, but also as an author," wrote the Abendzeitung newspaper when "Der Junge muss an die frische Luft" was published. Hape Kerkeling has long since established himself as an author. With his new book Gebt mir etwas Zeit (Give me some time), he gives us a deep insight into the eventful history of his ancestors. Touchingly and with an incomparable sense of humor, he tells of his childhood in the seventies and the heyday of TV entertainment, of love, providence and the golden age of the Netherlands. He takes us back to the beginnings of his television career and to the early days of the Kerckrings, to the flourishing Amsterdam of the 17th century. He interweaves memories with research, his own experiences with history and genealogy. And finally discovers an incredible secret that surrounded his beloved grandmother Bertha throughout her life.