Aufbruch in die Freiheit (2018)

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Released:
2018-10-29

Overview:
Germany, 1971: Erika (Anna Schudt) is actually completely overwhelmed by her work in the butchery of husband Kurt (Christian Erdmann), the education of three common children and additional obligations, which brings the village life, as her doctor also revealed that she is pregnant again. Another baby is the last thing she needs now, and so she decides to drive to her sister Charlotte (Alwara Höfels) to Cologne and let the baby abortively secretly abort. Since there are complications during the surgery and Erika can only be rescued, but her husband still learns from the matter. It comes to a huge dispute, in which another topic is the future of daughter Ulrike (Lene Oderich). Without further ado Erika then packs her things and moves with her children to Charlotte. But at a time when legislation inevitably makes her dependent on her husband, she is denied a self-determined new beginning. Erika decides to do something to change that ..

Director:
Isabel Kleefeld

Runtime:
1h 30min

Genre:
Drama, TV Movie

  • Cast:
  • Anna Schudt
    as
    Erika Gerlach
  • Christian Erdmann
    as
    Kurt Gerlach
  • Alwara Höfels
    as
    Charlotte Nikowski
  • Marie-Anne Fliegel
    as
    Annie Gerlach
  • Lene Oderich
    as
    Ulrike Gerlach