(Das Leben beginnt)

Content: A new world full of excitement and temptation opens up for 18-year-old Erika when her father flees from Krüselin, a small village in Brandenburg, to West Berlin, taking his daughter with him. Her uncle's luxurious house, the turbulence of life in the big city, and her cousin's progressive thinking and quick wit all turn her head at first. But behind all this glitter and tinsel lurks the cold, hard world of money and Erika begins to feel homesick for the town where she grew up and for Rolf, her first real boyfriend.

Countries:

East Germany

Genres:

Drama

Runtime:

119 minutes

Year:

1960

Directors:

Heiner Carow

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Production companies:

DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme

Actors:

Erika Schenk

Rolf Gruber

Dr. Schenk

Direktor Gruber

Frau Brenner

Crews:

Director

Writer

Writer

Editor

Original Music Composer