The Bicycle

Overview

Susanne is a young single mother who lives a somewhat "carefree" lifestyle. After quitting her job, she finds herself in trouble financially and attempts a minor insurance fraud to make ends meet. Despite its rare view of everyday socialism from a woman's perspective, East German officials were critical of this frank portrayal of a less-than-ideal socialist citizen and turned down all invitations for the film to be screened abroad.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

July 22, 1982

Original language

German

Spoken languages

German

Countries

East Germany, Germany

Production

DEFA

Cast

Ralf-Günter Krolkiewicz,Peter Herden,Birgit Edenharter,Arnim Mühlstädt,Heidrun Bartholomäus,Johanna Clas,Angelika Perdelwitz,Gisela Rubbel,Roman Kaminski,Franziska Kleinertand 14 more

Director

Evelyn Schmidt

Writer

Evelyn Schmidt,Ernst Wenig

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0765055