Released:
1981-11-18

Overview:
Doctors say that Veronika, a woman in her 20s, is schizophrenic. She is compliant, which makes her an easy target for men. She's religious, believing she is God's favorite child; she searches for Jesus. She has sent a letter to a filmmaker suggesting her life as the subject for a movie. We see her raped then take up with a series of men she believes are Jesus, each willing or insistent on sex. A young man with his own crisis of faith invites her to join a cult. We see her involuntarily committed to an asylum from time to time where medication and constraints await. Her wealthy parents are helpless. Will a medical professional ever talk to her? If one did, would it help?

Director:
Helma Sanders-Brahms

Runtime:
1h 43min

Genre:
Drama

• Cast:
• 
  Elisabeth Stepanek
  as
  Veronika Christoph
• 
  Nguyen Chi Danh
  as
  Der Erste
• 
  Karl Heinz Reimann
  as
  God's Child
• 
  Jorge Reis
  as
  Demba
• 
  Carola Regnier
  as
  Doctor