Cyankali

Overview

Berlin, end of the 1920s. Young factory workers Hete and Paul are expecting a child. When first Paul and then Hete become unemployed, the two look for ways to terminate the pregnancy. Hete goes to a doctor, but he refuses to give her the necessary document for the abortion. As a result, Hete and Paul want to carry out the abortion themselves, using a stolen instrument. Fearing for Hete, Paul aborts the attempt. So Hete turns to an illegal abortionist, who sends the feverish girl away with a bottle of cyanide, which is supposed to help in small doses. Hete goes to her mother, who takes care of her and also gives her the cyanide drops. But Hete exceeds the dose.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

November 15, 1977

Original language

German

Spoken languages

German

Countries

East Germany

Production

Fernsehen der DDR

Cast

Renate Krößner,Ursula Braun,Hermann Beyer,Horst Hiemer,Rolf Römer,Jörg Panknin,Annekathrin Bürger,Heinz Behrens,Marianne Wünscher,Berthold Schulzeand 2 more

Director

Jurij Kramer

Writer

Friedrich Wolf

Cinematography

Adam Pöpperl

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt1814669