The Second Awakening of Christa Klages (1978)

  • 12
  • 05/01/1978 (AT)
  • Drama
  • 1h 28m

Overview

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.

Margarethe von Trotta

Director, Writer

Luisa Francia

Writer

Cast

Tina Engel's headshot

Tina Engel

Christa Klages
Silvia Reize's headshot

Silvia Reize

Ingrid Häkele
Katharina Thalbach's headshot

Katharina Thalbach

Lena Seidlhofer
Marius Müller-Westernhagen's headshot

Marius Müller-Westernhagen

Werner Wiedemann
Peter Schneider's headshot

Peter Schneider

Hans Grawe
Ulrich von Dobschütz's headshot

Ulrich von Dobschütz

Heinz, Ingrids Eheman
Erika Wackernagel's headshot

Erika Wackernagel

Mutter von Hans
Friedrich Kaiser's headshot

Friedrich Kaiser

Wolfgang

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