Liebe Mutter, mir geht es gut

Overview

The unemployed machinist Alfred "Scheff" Schefczyk moves from Württemberg to West Berlin full of hope, where he finds a job as a transporter. There, however, he despairs at the seemingly insurmountable dependency structures and the lack of solidarity among his fellow sufferers. The rent in the workers' hostel is raised disproportionately, but nobody wants to mess things up with the landlord or janitor. At work, piecework hours are tightened, but nobody wants to go on strike, and when they do, they are quickly crushed by the management's tactics. When Scheff tries to mobilize against the dismissal of one of the delegates, he finds only one worker willing to sign. "Dear mother, I'm fine," he nevertheless writes on a postcard.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

June 26, 1972

Original language

German

Spoken languages

German

Countries

Germany

Production

WDR,Basis-Film Verleih

Cast

Horst Pinnow,Claus Eberth,Axel Böhmert,Manfred Meurer,Erik von Loewis,Erhard Dhein,Ernest Lenart,Christian Brückner,Heinz Giese,Horst Tomayerand 9 more

Director

Christian Ziewer

Writer

Klaus Wiese,Christian Ziewer

Producer

Renée Gundelach

Cinematography

Jörg-Michael Baldenius

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0067342