Directed by:
Isabel KleefeldCinematography:
Martin LangerCast:
Anna Schudt, Christian Erdmann, Alwara Höfels, Marie-Anne Fliegel, Lene Oderich, Charlie Schrein, Milla Hammann, Carol Schuler, Denis Schmidt, Franziska Hartmann, Lilia Lehner, Ralph Kretschmar (more)Plots(1)
A woman decides on a new, self-determined life. The drama tells one of the stories behind Stern magazine's 1971 cover story "We had abortions!" The German provinces in the early 1970s: Erika (Anna Schudt) is mother of three children and works in her husband's (Christian Erdmann) butcher's shop. She learns she is pregnant again, but she cannot face the burden and secretly has the child aborted. When her husband finds out, he's extremely angry. Then there's the fights about their eldest daughter, whom the husband would like to recruit for the shop, but who's been given a recommendation for secondary school. Spontaneously, Erika flees with the children to her sister's (Alwara Höfels) in Cologne and begins rethinking her life. (Filmfest Hamburg)
(more)Cast
Anna Schudt
West Germany
Best movies:
Ghosts (2005)
Ein offener Käfig (2014) (TV movie)
Winter Journey (2006)
Christian Erdmann
East Germany
Best movies:
Tatort (1970) (series)
Katie Fforde (2010) (series)
Alwara Höfels
West Germany
Best movies:
When We Leave (2010)
Suck Me Shakespeer (2013)
Phantom Pain (2009)
Marie-Anne Fliegel
German Empire
Best movies:
The Reader (2008)
Die Frau vom Checkpoint Charlie (2007) (TV movie)
This Is Love (2009)
Lene Oderich
Best movies:
Wunderschön (2022)
Mountain Miracle - An Unexpected Friendship (2017)
Praxis mit Meerblick (2017) (series)
Carol Schuler
Switzerland
Best movies:
Liebe und andere Unfälle (2012)
Nightlife (2020)
Tatort (1970) (series)
Denis Schmidt
West Germany
Best movies:
7500 (2019)
Franziska Hartmann
West Germany
Best movies:
All My Loving (2019)
Polizeiruf 110 (1971) (series)
Tatort (1970) (series)
Lilia Lehner
West Germany
Best movies:
Margarete Steiff (2005) (TV movie)
Tatort (1970) (series)
Ralph Kretschmar
East Germany
Best movies:
The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008)
HomeSick (2015)
Felix - Ein Hase auf Weltreise (2005)
Benjamin Grüter
Switzerland
Best movies:
Praxis mit Meerblick (2017) (series)
Tatort (1970) (series)
Johanna Gastdorf
West Germany
Best movies:
Generation War (2013) (series)
The Wave (2008)
Never Look Away (2018)
Kathleen Gallego Zapata
Best movies:
Polizeiruf 110 (1971) (series)
Der Zürich-Krimi (2016) (series)
Sektion - Die Sprache der Toten (2002) (TV movie)
Daniel Wiemer
West Germany
Best movies:
Hotel Lux (2011)
Buddy (2013)
Die Bergretter (2009) (series)
Wolfgang Rüter
West Germany
Best movies:
The Boy Needs Some Fresh Air (2018)
Tatort (1970) (series)
Artus Maria Matthiessen
West Germany
Best movies:
Schindler's List (1993)
The German Lesson (2019)
The Speer and Hitler: Devil's Architect (2005) (series)
Michael Kleiber
Best movies:
Guys and Balls (2004)
Tatort (1970) (series)