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Von Wegen Schicksal

Is this Fate?
Si c'est ça le destin
Helga Reidemeister
1979 Germany 117 minutes German
© Dffb, ZDF
© Dffb, ZDF
© Dffb, ZDF

A family in Berlin: the mother is divorced after being married 20 years, she has four children, two of them living with her, two others with her former husband in the same building. The film tells of her despair, conflicts with children and ex-husband, and her longing for an independent life, at last.

Production :
ZDF; Literarische Colloquium Berlin; dffb Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin
Editing :
Elisabeth Förster
Sound :
Katharina Geinitz
Photography :
Thomas Tanner; Susanne Bey; Axel Brandt