East German teenage angst so real you'll need a cigarette and a socialist housing bloc to process it.
East Berlin, late 1970s: Because she doesn't really have any particular career aspirations, Marta becomes a nurse. And since true love is a long time coming, the 17-year-old seduces Monty, the young man next door. Then there are her parents' marital problems. Marta is in the middle of the exciting trials of growing up.
Acting
Agischewa's bored defiance is the whole film.
Production
Authentic Plattenbau grimness, no period dressing required.
Director
Manfred Mosblech
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
DEFA's late-period 'Alltagsfilme' deliberately avoided socialist heroics to depict ordinary GDR misery. This was practically rebellious.
Director Mosblech was primarily a documentarian; this rare fiction outing keeps that observational distance.
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