It's Just a Phase, Honeybunny

It's Just a Phase, Honeybunny (Es ist nur eine Phase, Hase, 2021) is a German marriage tragicomedy you can watch online on iFILM. Director Florian Gallenberger turns his lens on the couple everyone assumed had it all figured out.

Writer Paul and in-demand voice actress Emilia have built the life their friends quietly envy: three kids named Bo, Marie and Fe, a comfortable home, the reputation of the dream pair. Then, in their late forties, the easy harmony starts to crack. Old resentments, plain exhaustion and the fear that the best years are behind them all surface at once, and the two have to ask whether this is a rough patch or the end. Christoph Maria Herbst and Christiane Paul lead, with Jürgen Vogel and Ulrich Tukur alongside them.

The film lives in small, cringe-close domestic scenes — you laugh, then wince at how familiar it feels. It's for viewers who prefer a wry European family drama over a loud romance. Stream It's Just a Phase, Honeybunny (2021) online on iFILM.