Dach überm Kopf

Overview

Karoline Gluth is approaching forty, has an 18-year-old son who is studying and is therefore independent. She decides to start a new life and says goodbye to the family inn on the island of Rügen, where she earned a good living as a cook. She buys a little house on the outskirts of Berlin - based on a photo. The reality, however, looks less favourable than the picture. The house is close to collapse and has an illegal occupant, Christian. She evicts him, but he helps her through the jungle of organising tradesmen and materials. In the process, she meets construction brigadier Herbert Kotbuß, clashes with him - and impresses him. Karoline struggles through, the money runs out, she even has to sell her car, and in the end the house is still pretty much a patchwork. But she has realised her ambition for herself - a new independent life begins.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

September 25, 1980

Original language

German

Spoken languages

German

Countries

Germany, East Germany

Production

DEFA

Cast

Manfred Richter,Wolfgang Dehler,Gudrun Ritter,Hans-Joachim Hanisch,Bärbel Bolle,Eberhardt Wintzen,Wolfgang Lohse,Udo Schenk,Erika Dunkelmann,Helmut Bezand 11 more

Director

Ulrich Thein

Writer

Ulrich Thein,Hartwig Strobel

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0080586