Berlin in the 60s. The construction of the Berlin Wall not only divides the city, but also separates the Rechlin family. While mother Ingelore lives with husband Hannes and the youngest son in the eastern part of the city, the young, married daughter Beate lives in West Berlin. Even when she gives birth to the first grandson, the newly baked grandma Ingelore cannot visit her. Travel permits are only issued one year later. But the formerly so tight family bond is burdened by the long separation. Son Bernd also avoids the rest of the family, as his new girlfriend has just been released from prison because of attempted "republic escape". And so Mother Ingelore almost has to watch her family shatter.
Directed by Vera Loebner
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Cast
Marianne Wünscher
Ingelore Rechlin
Gerry Wolff
Hannes Rechlin
Katrin Sass
Steffi Rechlin
Frank Lienert
Bernd Rechlin
Adolf Peter Hoffmann
Erich Rechlin
Peter Welz
Rainer Gruß
Renate von Wangenheim
Beate Zümmrich
Holger Mahlich
Hans Klering
Joachim Tomaschewsky
Alfred Nagel
Christine Harbort
Frau Schiefennagel
Agnes Kraus
Tante Emmi
Ursula Karusseit
Hedwig
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