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Martha Jellneck (1988)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 30M

Director : Kai Wessel

Synopsis

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...

Actors

Heidemarie Hatheyer
Heidemarie Hatheyer
Martha Jellneck
Dominique Horwitz
Dominique Horwitz
Zivi Thomas
Ulrich Matschoss
Ulrich Matschoss
Franz Laub
Angelika Thomas
Angelika Thomas
Hanne Schmitz
Hayati Yesilkaya
Hayati Yesilkaya
Hayati
Sylvia Anderson
Sylvia Anderson
Monika

Crews

Kai Wessel
Kai Wessel
Director
Beate Langmaack
Beate Langmaack
Writer
Frank Heide
Frank Heide
Executive Producer
Ottokar Runze
Ottokar Runze
Producer
Dietrich von Watzdorf
Dietrich von Watzdorf
Co-Producer
Michael Jan Haase
Michael Jan Haase
Music
Achim Poulheim
Achim Poulheim
Cinematography
Sabine Jagiella
Sabine Jagiella
Editor
Beate Langmaack
Beate Langmaack
Production Design
Gabriele Friedrich
Gabriele Friedrich
Costume Design

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