About the Film

It is a terrible blow for 8-year-old Karo when her parents split up. She only sees her beloved father at weekends, now that she and her mother have moved into rented accommodation. And one of the two walkie-talkies her father had just given her must have fallen out of the cardboard boxes during the move, as they were carrying their belongings up the staircase.

Karo feels so miserable that she turns on her remaining walkie-talkie and pours out her heart, in the hope that God Almighty might be listening.

Suddenly an indignant voice replies – a voice that finally concedes: yes, this is God talking. Karo is initially skeptical and demands proof. By sheer coincidence the evidence she wants is forthcoming… and Karo is now convinced.

Soon afterwards Karo meets “God“ face to face and is astonished to discover that he is in fact a shabby old man with an alcohol problem who lives in the same building. He had found the walkie-talkie, and with a few drinks inside him he went along with the girl‘s mistake about his identity. But he quickly regrets this: Karo is determined that “God” should help her bring her parents back together again, and she relentlessly pesters the drunk for help and advice.

Soon, however, he finds himself drawn into Karo‘s unhappy world, and he simply can‘t help playing the role she has assigned to him. The man who had decided he wanted nothing to do with the world is now supposed to have created it. And Karo soon realizes that what makes him God-like is not his omnipotence but his growing willingness to devote his time to her and the problems she faces.

The two of them make various attempts to get Karo‘s parents back together, and each time their hopes are raised only to be dashed again. But this rollercoaster of emotions finally leads to a genuine friendship springing up between Karo and “God“: two characters who could hardly be more different.

By the end of the story Karo has come to terms with the fact that her goal is unattainable; but perhaps even more importantly, her life has been enriched not only by new friends but also by a new perspective.