Germany, 1968: The priest's daughters Marianna and Juliane both fight for changes in society, like making abortion legal. However their means are totally different: while Juliane's committed as a reporter, her sister joins a terroristic organization. After she's caught by the police and put into isolation jail, Juliane remains as her last connection to the rest of the world. Although she doesn't accept her sister's arguments and her boyfriend Wolfgang doesn't want her to, Juliane keeps on helping her sister. She begins to question the way her sister is treated.
Directed by Margarethe von Trotta
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TrailerDie Bleierne Zeit (1981)
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Cast
Jutta Lampe
Juliane
Barbara Sukowa
Marianne
Ina Robinski
Juliane (child)
Julia Biedermann
Marianne (child)
Rüdiger Vogler
Wolfgang
Doris Schade
Mother
Vérénice Rudolph
Sabine
Luc Bondy
Werner
Franz Rudnick
Father
Hannelore Minkus
Class teacher
Felix Moeller
Rolf
Satan Deutscher
Marianne's smoking friend
Rolf Schult
Anton Rattinger
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