Aufbruch in die Freiheit
Germany, 1971: Erika (Anna Schudt) is actually completely overwhelmed by her work in the butchery of husband Kurt (Christian Erdmann), the education of three common children and additional obligations, which brings the village life, as her doctor also revealed that she is pregnant again. Another baby is the last thing she needs now, and so she decides to drive to her sister Charlotte (Alwara Höfels) to Cologne and let the baby abortively secretly abort. Since there are complications during the surgery and Erika can only be rescued, but her husband still learns from the matter. It comes to a huge dispute, in which another topic is the future of daughter Ulrike (Lene Oderich). Without further ado Erika then packs her things and moves with her children to Charlotte. But at a time when legislation inevitably makes her dependent on her husband, she is denied a self-determined new beginning. Erika decides to do something to change that ..
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Anna Schudt
Erika Gerlach
Christian Erdmann
Kurt Gerlach
Alwara Höfels
Charlotte Nikowski
Marie-Anne Fliegel
Annie Gerlach
Lene Oderich
Ulrike Gerlach
Charlie Schrein
Michael Gerlach
Milla Hammann
Sabine Gerlach
Carol Schuler
Anett
Johanna Gastdorf
Oberschwester Bärbel
Ralph Kretschmar
Pit
Lilia Lehner
Frau Mappus
Daniel Wiemer
Dr. Wesseling
Denis Schmidt
Jochen
Kathleen Gallego Zapata
Anwältin Weidenfels
Franziska Hartmann
Schwester Gabi
Benjamin Grüter
Bernhard
Michael Kleiber
Dorfarzt Dr. Schüttler
Gerhard Fehn
Herr Höll
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