Martha and Helene Weiß - one a devout nun in a Swabian convent, the other a convinced atheist and mother. Two unequal sisters who almost only argue with each other. Martha's faith in particular is always a red rag for the younger and wilder Helene. But then Helene is involved in a car accident with her daughter and husband. However, when she wakes up in hospital and learns that her husband and child are dead, she feels no grief. She suffers from retrograde amnesia. In other words, she can still remember Pippi Longstocking, for example, but not her own family. Now it is Martha, of all people, who brings her to the convent and gives her support. But can she really trust this stranger?
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Tim Bergmann
Theo
Known for
Rommel
The World Will Tremble
Lisa Martinek
Helene Weiss
Also in
Tornado - Der Zorn des Himmels
Blaumacher
Ewa Borowski
Dennis Todorovic
Eva-Maria Kurz
Kleine Raucherin
Known for
Nekromantik 2
The Death King
Lothar Segeler
Beatrice Richter
Dolores Hagedorn
Also in
Sketch Up
Call Me Helen
Nikolai Mohr
Johanna Katharina Riebesam
Frau Brenner
Also in
The ABCs of Death
Steve Szigeti
Sabine Hahn
Agathe Schiefer
Also in
Die Kirche bleibt im Dorf
Täterätää - Die Kirche bleibt im Dorf 2
Zeljka Preksavec
Martha Weiß
Also in
Babylon Berlin
Sasha
Dennis Todorović Director · Andreas Köhler Cinematographer Thomas Bürke Costume designer
Budget $1.1M · First release October 23, 2015 · Produced in Germany
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$1,080,000
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ARD
Production
Das Erste
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Arte
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Germany
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Original language
German
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German
Release dates
Germany · October 23, 2015
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No release date listed for United States.
France
November 17, 2017 · TV premiere
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