Real Life (2015)

Un misterio criminal ambientado en un tranquilo pueblo familiar norteamericano durante los años 50, donde lo mejor y lo peor de la humanidad se ve reflejado en las vidas de la gente corriente. Cuando un allanamiento de morada se vuelve mortal, una familia aparentemente perfecta empezará a hacer uso del chantaje, la venganza y la traición.

Frank, a tenth grade student, falls in love with his classmate Regine. His father is a well-connected plant manager in the GDR; Regine's mother is a single parent with four children. Regine wants to become a kindergarten teacher, but her grades are poor and she is not allowed to apply for technical college. Frank champions her and seeks an open discussion about these rigid regulations. But his criticism is nipped in the bud.

This first co-production between the GDR and Great Britain is intended to contribute to an understanding of the situation and attitudes of millions of working people in opposing social orders. Using the example of shipyard workers, fishermen, the brigade and family of a trade union active cook and unemployed person of various ages and professions in Newcastle on the one hand and a brigade of crane operators of the Warnowwerft and fishermen of the Warnemünde cooperative on the other hand, insights into the way of life and attitudes of people of our time are to be conveyed.