Directed by:
Margarethe von TrottaScreenplay:
Margarethe von TrottaCinematography:
Franz RathCast:
Jutta Lampe, Barbara Sukowa, Rüdiger Vogler, Doris Schade, Luc Bondy, Julia Biedermann, Patrick Estrada-Pox, Franz Rudnick, Anton Rattinger, Hannelore Minkus (more)Plots(1)
Marianne and Juliane are the daughters of a pastor. The younger, Marianne, has joined the “armed resistance” in West Germany and disappeared into the political underground. Juliane is an editor at a feminist magazine and is judgemental of her sister’s radicalism. When Marianne is arrested, Juliane starts visiting her in prison. They talk about their childhood, their father’s strict approach to their upbringing, the bombs of World War II, the horror of the Nazis, and their earlier acts of youthful rebellion. When Marianne is found dead in her cell, Juliane does not believe she committed suicide. (Berlinale)
(more)Cast
Jutta Lampe
German Empire
Best movies:
Sisters, or The Balance of Happiness (1979)
The German Sisters (1981)
Rosenstrasse (2003)
Barbara Sukowa
West Germany
Best movies:
Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980) (series)
Europa (1991)
Voyager (1991)
Rüdiger Vogler
German Empire
Best movies:
Kings of the Road (1976)
Alice in the Cities (1974)
Sunshine (1999)
Doris Schade
German Empire
Best movies:
Beyond Silence (1996)
Nichts als die Wahrheit (1999)
Veronika Voss (1982)
Luc Bondy
Switzerland
Best movies:
Metropolitan Opera: Live in HD (2006) (series)
The German Sisters (1981)
Julia Biedermann
Best movies:
The German Sisters (1981)
Tatort (1970) (series)
Das Traumschiff (1981) (series)
Patrick Estrada-Pox
Best movies:
The German Sisters (1981)
Franz Rudnick
German Empire
Best movies:
Lacombe Lucien (1974)
The Final Solution: The Wannsee Conference (1984) (TV movie)
Joseph Balsamo (1973) (series)
Anton Rattinger
Austria
Best movies:
Knockin' on Heaven's Door (1997)
Sources of Life (2013)
The German Sisters (1981)
Hannelore Minkus
German Empire
Best movies:
Stowaways on the Ark (1988)
The German Sisters (1981)
Charlotte Link (1999) (series)
Lydia Billiet
Belgium
Best movies:
The German Sisters (1981)
Polizeiruf 110 (1971) (series)
Der Eisenhans (1988)
Verena Rudolph
West Germany
Best movies:
Strongman Ferdinand (1976)
The German Sisters (1981)
Tatort (1970) (series)
Rolf Schult
German Empire
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