''Eierdiebe'' (''The Family Jewels'' in United States) is a 2003 German

comedy-drama Comedy drama (also known by the portmanteau dramedy) is a hybrid genre of works that combine elements of comedy and Drama (film and television), drama. In film, as well as scripted television series, serious dramatic subjects (such as death, il ...

film written and directed by

Robert Schwentke Robert Schwentke (; born 15 February 1968) is a German film director and screenwriter. He is best known for directing '' Flightplan'' (2005), '' The Time Traveler's Wife'' (2009), '' Red'' (2010), '' The Divergent Series: Insurgent'' (2015), '' T ...

. The film deals with

testicular cancer Testicular cancer is cancer that develops in the testicles, a part of the male reproductive system. Symptoms may include a lump in the testicle or swelling or pain in the scrotum. Treatment may result in infertility. Risk factors include an c ...

, which Schwentke suffered through and survived.

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* 2003 films 2003 comedy-drama films German comedy-drama films Films directed by Robert Schwentke Films scored by Martin Todsharow Films about cancer 2000s German films Semi-autobiographical films {{2000s-Germany-film-stub