Isabel on the Stairs
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Twelve-year-old Isabel and her mother, who was a famous political singer, had to escape Chile after the 1973 military coup. Isabel’s father stayed behind fighting in the underground. For six years, they have lived in a new apartment building in East Berlin. At first, the neighbors made an effort to welcome them, but later became more distant. Isabel does not feel at home in the strange country. Not even her friendship to Philip, the neighbors’ son, can change her mind. Almost every day, Isabel sits on the stairs waiting for a letter from her father, from whom she has not heard for many years.
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Cast
12 people
Irina Gallardo
Isabel
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Mario Krüger
Philipp
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Hannelore Unterberg Director · Waltraud Lewin Writer Eberhard Borkmann Cinematographer
First release September 7, 1984 · Produced in XG, Germany · Production DEFA
Production
DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
Production
DEFA
Production
XG · Germany
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Original title
Isabel auf der Treppe
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · September 7, 1984
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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