Synopsis
In a grey apartment complex in Hamburg lives Petra Kallenbach with her son and her dog. She is a 58-years-old German pensioner, well-rounded with long blond hair, who loves going to theatres and rock concerts. She enjoys having a drink with a
friend or simply going out for a good meal once in a while. But all of this she cannot afford.
Petra got an early but dramatically low pension, like many other seniors in Germany. After paying rent and amenities, she has only about 100 euros left every month for food and other expenses. Barely enough to get by in an expensive city like Hamburg. Petra refuses to accept the current circumstances. She belongs to the new generation of seniors, who don't feel that life should be over when growing old. Her retirement shall be a new chapter in her life. She decides to leave everything
behind and to move thousands of kilometres away to Eastern Europe. In Kavarna, Bulgaria, she wants to find the “better” life she is desperately looking for. She loves the idea of sunny weather, beaches and a biggest rock festival right in front of her
doorstep.
Petra will embark on an adventure of a new culture without knowing neither people nor language. For Petra, retiring in a foreign country will keep her engaged with life. OMA EXPORT is an uplifting humorous documentary that presents old people as
heroes and proves that age is no obstacle for new challenges.
friend or simply going out for a good meal once in a while. But all of this she cannot afford.
Petra got an early but dramatically low pension, like many other seniors in Germany. After paying rent and amenities, she has only about 100 euros left every month for food and other expenses. Barely enough to get by in an expensive city like Hamburg. Petra refuses to accept the current circumstances. She belongs to the new generation of seniors, who don't feel that life should be over when growing old. Her retirement shall be a new chapter in her life. She decides to leave everything
behind and to move thousands of kilometres away to Eastern Europe. In Kavarna, Bulgaria, she wants to find the “better” life she is desperately looking for. She loves the idea of sunny weather, beaches and a biggest rock festival right in front of her
doorstep.
Petra will embark on an adventure of a new culture without knowing neither people nor language. For Petra, retiring in a foreign country will keep her engaged with life. OMA EXPORT is an uplifting humorous documentary that presents old people as
heroes and proves that age is no obstacle for new challenges.
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