Dark Days
6.2
Margarethe von Trotta's TV movie focuses on a woman whose life is destroyed by her addiction to alcohol. Angela Rinser is a happy mother of two children and quite successful in her job as bilingual secretary. The sudden death of her husband changes everything. She starts drinking and loses her job. Her children Felicitas and Max try to hush up their social decline for years because they don't want to live in a foster home.
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Cast
26 people
Suzanne von Borsody
Angela Rinser
Known for
Run Lola Run
The Little Witch
Stefanie Stappenbeck
Felicitas
Known for
Class Reunion 1.0
Nick: Off Duty
Margarethe von Trotta
Known for
Beware of a Holy Whore
Frank Döhmann
Also in
The Coming Days
Corina Dietz
Steffen Groth
Fabian Groll
Known for
Go for Zucker
A Friend of Mine
Franz Rath
Sonja Goslicki
Konstantin Wecker
Rinser
Known for
Go Trabi Go
Grave Decisions
Tom Dokoupil
Siggi Kautz
Max
Also in
Miracle at St. Anna
Klappe Cowboy!
András Fricsay
Schmanke
Also in
Zwei Nasen tanken Super
Ekkehard
Margarethe von Trotta Director · Franz Rath Cinematographer Corina Dietz Editor
First release May 5, 1999 · Produced in Germany · Production ARD, Westdeutscher Rundfunk
Production
Colonia Media
Production
ARD
Production
Westdeutscher Rundfunk
Production
Germany
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Languages
Original title
Dunkle Tage
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · May 5, 1999
TV
No release date listed for United States.
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