Summary Maria tells her former colleague, Hanna, that she has undergone a cancer operation but is now cured. Soon after, she suffers a relapse. The doctors believe that she should be told the truth about her condition, and Hanna is willing to do so. For Maria, it is the beginning of several long, agonizing weeks until she is ready to accept that she has only a very small amount of time left to live. In the meantime, Hanna has to decide how she can help her friend die; an almost unbearable decision, but once made she carries it out to the last consequence. View more details
Directed : Siegfried Kühn
Written : Siegfried Kühn Erika Richter Brigitte Bernert
Stars : Katrin Sass Gudrun Ritter Friedhelm Eberle Volker Ranisch
Genres : Drama
Release date : Feb 17, 1991
Countries of origin : Germany
Language : German
Filming locations : Berlin, Germany
Production companies : DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme Künstlerische Arbeitsgruppe "Johannisthal"
Summary Maria tells her former colleague, Hanna, that she has undergone a cancer operation but is now cured. Soon after, she suffers a relapse. The doctors believe that she should be told the truth about her condition, and Hanna is willing to do so. For Maria, it is the beginning of several long, agonizing weeks until she is ready to accept that she has only a very small amount of time left to live. In the meantime, Hanna has to decide how she can help her friend die; an almost unbearable decision, but once made she carries it out to the last consequence. View more details
Genres : Drama
Release date : Feb 17, 1991
Countries of origin : Germany
Language : German
Filming locations : Berlin, Germany
Production companies : DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme Künstlerische Arbeitsgruppe "Johannisthal"
