The read
It runs a compact 1h 30m.
Synopsis
Margarethe von Trotta's TV movie focuses on a woman whose life is destroyed by her addiction to alcohol. Angela Rinser is a happy mother of two children and quite successful in her job as bilingual secretary. The sudden death of her husband changes everything. She starts drinking and loses her job. Her children Felicitas and Max try to hush up their social decline for years because they don't want to live in a foster home.
Ratings
IMDb6.1/10
2 audience votes
Key crew
- Margarethe von TrottaDirector
- Margarethe von TrottaWriter
Cast
- Suzanne von BorsodyAngela Rinser
- Stefanie StappenbeckFelicitas
- Steffen GrothFabian Groll
- Konstantin WeckerRinser
- Siggi KautzMax
- András FricsaySchmanke
- Rolf KaniesRolf
- Pamela KnaackAlexandra Schmanke
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