Reni Wirth is a woman in her "prime," in her late thirties, a housewife like millions of others and seemingly fulfilled by caring for her husband and two teenage daughters. Despite slight irritations about her mere existence as a housewife, she takes good care of her family. A preventive breast cancer screening completely disrupts the apparent family idyll. Although the worst fears are not confirmed, after days of terrible anxiety, Reni begins to understand the misery of her personal situation: her daughters will soon be on their own, and she can hardly return to the profession she once learned. What will be left for her? Reni takes a courageous but uncertain step toward somewhere where she suspects she will find "freedom."
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Sylvia Ulrich
Reni Wirth
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Eberhard Feik
Walter Wirth
Known for
Scene of the Crime
Otto - The Movie
Britta Pohland
Julia Wirth
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Flight North
Antje Papist
Anne Wirth
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Rita Rischak
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Ein ganz und gar verwahrlostes Mädchen
Hans-Dieter Knebel
Max
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Tana Schanzara
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Jutta Brückner Director · Uta Berlet Writer Jutta Brandstaedter Editor
First release January 1, 1980 · Produced in Germany · Production Eikon Media
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ZDF
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Eikon Media
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Germany
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Original language
German
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German
Release dates
Germany · January 1, 1980
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No release date listed for United States.
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