Martha Jellneck (1988)
72 years old Martha Jellneck lives alone in a small apartment in Hamburg. Since she's hampered in walking, she never leaves her home. Her only contacts to the outside world are the young social worker Thomas and a neighbor boy who walks her dog. When Thomas tells her one day that Franz Laub, another one of his clients, has his birthday, she becomes suspicious: that was also her half-brother's name and day of birth - only that he died in WW2...
Director: Kai Wessel
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Heidemarie Hatheyer as Martha Jellneck |
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Dominique Horwitz as Zivi Thomas |
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Ulrich Matschoss as Franz Laub |
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Angelika Thomas as Hanne Schmitz |
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Hayati Yesilkaya as Hayati |
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Sylvia Anderson as Monika |
| Writing | Beate Langmaack | Writer |
| Production | Frank Heide | Executive Producer |
| Production | Ottokar Runze | Producer |
| Production | Dietrich von Watzdorf | Co-Producer |
| Sound | Michael Jan Haase | Music |
| Editing | Sabine Jagiella | Editor |
| Art | Beate Langmaack | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gabriele Friedrich | Costume Design |
| Camera | Achim Poulheim | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Kai Wessel | Director |