Summaries

The life of a family living in a German suburb.

A strange case baffles the police and the citizens of a German small town. A two-year old girl has disappeared. There are suspects, innocents, guilty ones and a web of lies. It's Saturday afternoon, and Achim's parents are invited for a topping-out ceremony. The neighbor's daughter, Monika, is the babysitter for Achim and his little sister Kathrin, but Monika doesn't take the job too serious. She'd rather go for a ride with her boyfriend. Through a unforeseen row of circumstances, Achim becomes the murderer of his sister, and hides the body in a wrecked car on the scrapyard. When the parents return home, a frantic search for the little child begins. Only the father seems to know the truth.—yusufpiskin

In a German suburb a babysitter is too busy with her own teenage business and leaves a boy with his little sister alone. Then the girl is missing. The only way the family and society are able to deal with the horror is to ignore it and hide the truth in the closet.—yusufpiskin

Details

Keywords
  • family relationships
  • new german cinema
Genres
  • Drama
Release date Feb 20, 1969
Countries of origin West Germany
Language German
Filming locations Hamburg, Germany
Production companies Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR) Rob Houwer Productions

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Tech specs

Runtime 1h 26m
Sound mix Mono
Aspect ratio 1.66 : 1

Synopsis

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