A Bonus for Irene
7.2
In a critique to the Berliner films that depicted labour problems always through masculine lens, Sander changes the point of view. Irene, single mother, works in a washing machine factory and has to deal with discrimination, sexual harassment and lack of solidarity.
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Cast
12 people
Gundula Schroeder
Irene
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Sarah Schumann
Helke Sander
Friedrich Kramer
Christoph Roth
Helga Foster
Hanne Herkommer
Käte Jaenicke
Known for
Holocaust
The Tin Drum
Dörte Haak
Ingo Busche
Christian Ziewer
Also in
Vor dem Feind
Break the Power of the Manipulators
Hans-Rüdiger Minow
Also in
Subjectivity
Color Test: The Red Flag
Helke Sander Director · Christoph Roth Cinematographer
United States release December 20, 2020 · Produced in Germany · Production Westdeutscher Rundfunk
Production
Friedrich Kramer
Production
Westdeutscher Rundfunk
Production
Germany
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Original title
Eine Prämie für Irene
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · July 4, 1971
Theatrical
United States · December 20, 2020
Museum of Modern Art, New York City internet
Portugal
September 3, 2020 · IndieLisboa International Film Festival
United Kingdom
May 22, 2008 · Cinema '68
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