Film Screening
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When Dr. Schmith’s (Armin Mueller-Stahl) proposal for international research on infant mortality is initially rejected, he decides to leave East Germany. He strikes a deal with an escape agency that promises him a leading position at a children’s hospital in West Germany. But when his project is approved, his international colleagues want him to head the East German research section. Moreover, Dr. Schmith has fallen in love with his new colleague, Katharina (Jenny Gröllmann). When Schmith tries to avoid the escape agency, they blackmail him, and the result is deadly. The film received the Grand Prix at the 1978 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.
Director: Roland Gräf
East-Germany 1977
94 min.
German with English subtitles
Details
Goethe-Institut Boston
170 Beacon Street
Boston, MA 02116
Language: German with English Subtitles
Price: admission free
Karin.Oehlenschlaeger@goethe.de
Part of series Happy Birthday! The DEFA Film Library Turns 30