The Second Awakening of Christa Klages
1978 · Movie · 92 min. · Germany - West Germany (FRG)
Three people rob a bank to help a day care center that's in debt. Wolf is captured, Werner identified, police suspect Christa is the third. She and Werner ask Hans, a clergyman, to launder the money and give it to the kindergarten. He refuses. They try Ingrid, Christa's friend, who tries to help, but the school rejects the money. When tragedy strikes Werner, Hans helps Christa bolt to a collective in Portugal. Ingrid visits her; their relationship makes the collective nervous, so she returns to Germany and ceases living in hiding. The police are still looking for her and so is a witness to the robbery, Lena, a bank clerk. Lena's interest brings Christa's second awakening.
Direction Margarethe von Trotta
Cast Tina Engel · Silvia Reize · Katharina Thalbach · Marius Müller-Westernhagen · Peter Schneider · Ulrich von Dobschütz · Erika Wackernagel · Friedrich Kaiser
Soundtrack Klaus Doldinger
Screenplay Margarethe von Trotta · Luisa Francia
Cinematography Franz Rath
Original title Das zweite Erwachen der Christa Klages
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Not rated (FilmAffinity)
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