Rita flees to Belgium with her baby because she is wanted for theft and other offences in Germany. She sets out in search of her natural father whom she has never met. But he has a wife and children. Rita's sudden appearance causes complications in the family. She is eventually arrested by the Belgian police and deported to Germany where she serves a lengthy prison sentence. During this time, Rita's other children live with Rita's mother Isabella. She runs a restaurant and has little time for the children. Fanny, the eldest, has to look after her siblings. After Rita is released from prison, she takes her children back again - against the wishes of her mother Isabella.
Screenplay: Maria Speth
Cinematography: Reinhold Vorschneider
Editing: Dietmar Kraus, Ludo Troch, Maria Speth
Sound: Laurent Barbey, Ruedi Guyer
Cast: Sandra Hüller, Luisa Sappelt, Coleman Orlando Swinton, Susanne Lothar, Gerti Drassl, Oliver Gourmet
Prizes and selections:
Berlinale 2007 (Forum), Mar del Plata 2007 (Best Actress Award: Sandra Hüller), Créteil 2007 (In Competition), BAFICI Buenos Aires 2007, Karlovy Vary 2007, Vancouver 2007, Sevilla 2007, Goeteborg 2008
Production:
Pandora Filmproduktions GmbH
(Cologne, T +49 221 973320; F +49 221 973329; info@pandorafilm.com; www.pandorafilm.com)
Co-Production:
ZDF Das kleine Fernsehspiel (Mainz)
Les Films du Fleuve (Liége)
Cineworx (Basel)
Distribution:
The Match Factory GmbH
(Cologne, T +49 221 539709-0; F +49 221 539709-10; info@matchfactory.de; www.the-match-factory.com)
10 Nov, 22.00 - Palazzo delle Esposizioni (Cinema)