Manfred, a lathe operator, and Manuela, a seamstress, marry and try to find happiness together. They have two children in quick succession and realize that their simultaneous material advancement is beyond their strength. Marianne stops working and Manfred's position in the company deteriorates. The atmosphere between the two becomes more irritable, even more so when Marianne finds a new job. She becomes increasingly distant from Manfred, who is suspicious of her emancipation, and ends up sleeping with another man. But the two move towards each other and, after five years of marriage, find their way back together.
Marianne Lüdcke
Director, Writer
Ingo Kratisch
Director, Writer

Tilo Prückner
Manfred

Dagmar Biener
Manuela

Ursula Diestel
Manfreds Mutter

Claus Theo Gärtner
Rainer

Eberhard Feik
Wulle

Günter Meisner
Hektiker
Irmgard Paulis
Kollegin
In den Gängen68%
The Pumpkin Eater67%
La joven69%
Fast Girls60%
Hands of Stone66%
Herself67%
Lorelei59%
Goal II: Living the Dream59%
The Nest60%
Farming62%
Irgendwann werden wir uns alles erzählen58%
What Maisie Knew71%
Argo72%
Brotherly Love70%
Dream Lover65%
Goodbye June65%
Salomé62%
In the Family67%
El Greco59%
Girl in the Box67%