Marias's Last Journey (2005)
This critically-acclaimed TV movie focuses on a Bavarian countrywoman and her desire to die with dignity. Maria Stadler knows that she will die soon from cancer, but the stubborn old lady doesn't want to spend her last days in a hospital. Her doctor cannot keep her from returning home, so he sends his best nurse, Andrea. Maria gets angry when Andrea tries to rule her life, but the conflict between her sons also weighs heavily upon her mind.
Director: Rainer Kaufmann
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Monica Bleibtreu as Maria Stadler |
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Nina Kunzendorf as Krankenschwester Andrea |
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Günther Maria Halmer as Dr. Fritz Osterhahn |
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Michael Fitz as Simon Stadler |
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Nikolaus Paryla as Dr. Xaver Wurmbichler |
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Philipp Moog as Hans Stadler |
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Gundi Ellert as Rosa |
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Philipp Sonntag as Edwin |
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Brigitte Hobmeier as |
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Renate Grosser as |
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Stephan Bissmeier as Dr.Schafböck |
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Peter Mitterrutzner as |
| Directing | Rainer Kaufmann | Director |
| Production | Bernd Burgemeister | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lucie Bates | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sabine Hahnen-Wild | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Jo Schäfer | Executive Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tatjana Krauskopf | Makeup Artist |
| Camera | Klaus Eichhammer | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Veronika Zaplata | Editor |
| Production | Lore Blössl | Casting |
| Production | Kerstin Schmidbauer | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Annette Focks | Music |
| Writing | Ariela Bogenberger | Writer |
| Production | Bettina Ricklefs | Producer |
| Sound | Günther Gries | Sound Assistant |
| Production | Bettina Reitz | Producer |
| Art | Renate Schmaderer | Production Design |
| Sound | Jan Bennert | Sound Mixer |