Germany 1981
Director / Script: Margarethe von Trotta
Camera: Franz Rath
Editor: Dagmar Hirtz
Music: Nicolas Economou
Actors: Barbara Sukowa, Jutta Lampe, Rüdiger Vogler
Production: Eberhard Junkersdorf
Distribution: Studiocanal
107 Min., DVD, colour, german.

The film is a fictionalized account of two sisters from a middle-class background, fighting for the same cause in the late 60s. One sister becomes a journalist, the other commits herself to a violent terrorist group. The film was awarded several international prizes.

Margarethe von Trotta
From the 60s and 70s Margarethe von Trotta deals with the subject courage as an actress. As a director courage and strong female actors are still a main subject of her work.

Films (Selection)
1978    Das zweite Erwachen der Christa Klages
1990    Die Rückkehr
2000    Jahrestage
2009    Vision
2010    Die Schwester