This critically-acclaimed TV movie focuses on a Bavarian countrywoman and her desire to die with dignity. Maria Stadler knows that she will die soon from cancer, but the stubborn old lady doesn't want to spend her last days in a hospital. Her doctor cannot keep her from returning home, so he sends his best nurse, Andrea. Maria gets angry when Andrea tries to rule her life, but the conflict between her sons also weighs heavily upon her mind.
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Cast
24 people
Monica Bleibtreu
Maria Stadler
Known for
Four Minutes
Bibi Blocksberg and the Secret of Blue Owls
Nina Kunzendorf
Krankenschwester Andrea
Known for
Phoenix
Furia
Rainer Kaufmann
Ariela Bogenberger
Bernd Burgemeister
Günther Maria Halmer
Dr. Fritz Osterhahn
Known for
Gandhi
Granny Nanny
Bettina Reitz
Michael Fitz
Simon Stadler
Known for
Scene of the Crime
The Tobacconist
Bettina Ricklefs
Nikolaus Paryla
Dr. Xaver Wurmbichler
Known for
The Castle
Kerstin Schmidbauer
Philipp Moog
Hans Stadler
Known for
Go Trabi Go
Rainer Kaufmann Director · Ariela Bogenberger Writer Klaus Eichhammer Cinematographer
First release March 23, 2005 · Produced in Germany · Production TV-60, Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR)
Production
BR
Production
TV-60
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Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR)
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TV-60 Filmproduktion
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Germany
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Original title
Marias letzte Reise
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · March 23, 2005
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No release date listed for United States.
France
October 14, 2005 · Paris German Film Festival
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