Domenica. Alle kommen, keiner war da (1994)
A docudrama about the eventful life of Domenica Niehoff, a high-class prostitute from Hamburg who later became a social worker: Domenica’s mother leaves Italy and her abusive husband, makes her way to Germany with her two children, but ends up in prison, and Domenica and her brother are placed in an orphanage, where they are raised by nuns. At 17, Domenica meets the older, equally violent brothel owner Joseph Rothenberg, who for ten years...
Director: Peter Kern
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Domenica Niehoff as Self |
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Andréa Ferréol as Anna |
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Nicolette Krebitz as Domenica (child) |
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Max Kellermann as Armando |
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Rita Lengyel as Angelina |
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Hans-Michael Rehberg as Josef Rothenberg |
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Wolf-Dietrich Sprenger as Father |
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Christoph Schlingensief as Belgier |
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Karina Fallenstein as Susi |
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Christiane Lemm as Klara |
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Susanne Bredehöft as Elisabeth |
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Peter Kern as Fetti |
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Monika Treut as Sozialarbeiterin |
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Jürgen Vogel as Großgrundbesitzer |
| Directing | Peter Kern | Director |
| Writing | Peter Kern | Writer |
| Writing | Domenica Niehoff | Original Story |
| Crew | Manfred Scheer | Cinematography |
| Editing | Helga Borsche | Editor |
| Production | Peter Kern | Producer |