Released:
2001-11-10

Overview:
Verena, the mother superior at a German convent, tells the story of young nun Antonia. Born deaf and taken in by the convent at a young age, Antonia was raised to be a sister. At the age of 27, Antonia begins commuting to work at a men's shelter in town. There she meets handsome pickpocket Mikas, who is also deaf. Mikas courts Antonia and the two become lovers. But when Mikas is tragically killed by police, Antonia decides to take her fate into her own hands and travels to America where she will study to become an actor.

Director:
Christoph Schaub

Runtime:
1h 30min

Genre:
Drama

• Cast:
• 
  Emmanuelle Laborit
  as
  Antonia
• 
  Lars Otterstedt
  as
  Mikas
• 
  Renate Becker
  as
  Oberin Verena
• 
  Wolfram Berger
  as
  Fritz
• 
  Renate Steiger
  as
  Schwester Maya