Cyankali
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Berlin, end of the 1920s. Young factory workers Hete and Paul are expecting a child. When first Paul and then Hete become unemployed, the two look for ways to terminate the pregnancy. Hete goes to a doctor, but he refuses to give her the necessary document for the abortion. As a result, Hete and Paul want to carry out the abortion themselves, using a stolen instrument. Fearing for Hete, Paul aborts the attempt. So Hete turns to an illegal abortionist, who sends the feverish girl away with a bottle of cyanide, which is supposed to help in small doses. Hete goes to her mother, who takes care of her and also gives her the cyanide drops. But Hete exceeds the dose.
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Cast
12 people
Renate Krößner
Hete
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Hermann Beyer
Paul
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Heinz Behrens
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Madame Heye
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Jurij Kramer Director · Friedrich Wolf Writer Adam Pöpperl Cinematographer
First release November 15, 1977 · Produced in XG
Production
Fernsehen der DDR
Production
XG
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Languages
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
XG · November 15, 1977
TV
No release date listed for United States.
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