Charlie Meinhart lands on the bank in a Berlin park during his alcoholic search for happiness. Tired of homeless life in Germany, he makes his way to Biarritz in southwestern France on the Atlantic. Through this heavenly and, above all, sport-loving patch of earth, he suddenly starts to do sports himself. With the other homeless in tow, he becomes a sports freak. But can his new motto - no money, no home, just sport and wine - also help him find his happiness?
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heute
heute is a television news program on the German channel ZDF. The main program is broadcast at 19:00, and includes news, with an emphasis on political news from Germany, Europe and the world plus 'mixed' news from cultural life or entertainment, and the sports news with an extra presenter. The weather forecast comes up at 19:22 after a break with commercials. The opening sequence of each broadcast features an analogue clock, a signature element of the program. The newscast “heute” of ZDF and the 20:00-Tagesschau of ARD/“Das Erste” are the main broadcasts of German public TV starting the evening programme. Advertisement can not be shown in public TV after 8:00 p.m.
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