On Probation
6.5
Nina Kern, a divorced woman in her late twenties, will soon be fully deprived of her custody rights for her three children, who already reside in a home for the displaced due to Nina’s many years of willful neglect. Although she has broken her promise to change her moral conduct many times, she is given one last chance on probation.
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Cast
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Katrin Sass
Nina Kern
Known for
Good Bye, Lenin!
Dogs of Berlin
Cornelia Förder
Jacqueline Kern
No other roles listed
Herrmann Zschoche
Katrin Saß
Nina Kern
Monika Schindler
Gabriele Kotte
Enrico Robert
René Kern
No other roles listed
Günther Fischer
Tine Schulze-Gerlach
Michaela Hotz
Mireille Kern
Also in
Das Obdach
Trumpeter Anton
Günter Jaeuthe
Tamara Trampe
Also in
Don Juan, Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 78
Herrmann Zschoche Director · Gabriele Kotte Writer Tine Schulze-Gerlach Author
United States release October 1, 1982 · Produced in Germany, XG · Production DEFA
Production
DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
Production
DEFA
Production
Germany · XG
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Original title
Bürgschaft für ein Jahr
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · September 17, 1981
Theatrical
United States · October 1, 1982
Chicago International Film Festival
Denmark
November 20, 1984 · DDR Film Week
Hungary
July 26, 1984
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