On April 1st, single mother Maria and her ten-year-old son Micha move into a new apartment located in the Berlin district Marzahn. On the very first evening, Maria gets an invitation from her neighbor Alvaro, a political emigrant from Uruguay who keeps working for his country’s Communist Party while staying in the GDR. Maria and Alvaro fall passionately in love. Even Micha, who is suspicious of Alvaro in the beginning, eventually becomes friend with him. Thus, nothing stands in the way of their happiness – except for the certainty that Alvaro will have to leave as soon as he gets a new assignment.
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Angelika Waller
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Daniel Druskat
Iurie Darie
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Gunther Scholz
Günter Haubold
Carlos Cerda
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Petar Slabakov
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Erika Lehmphul
Sieglinde Amoulong
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Kaule
Trude Bechmann
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Roland Kubenz
Micha
Jürgen Hentsch
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Hans Klering
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Gunther Scholz Director · Carlos Cerda Writer Erika Lehmphul Editor
First release May 30, 1979 · Produced in Germany, XG · Production DEFA
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DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
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DEFA
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Germany · XG
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Original title
Ein April hat 30 Tage
Original language
German
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German
Release dates
Germany · May 30, 1979
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