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The Second Awakening of Christa Klages

The Second Awakening of Christa Klages

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Status

Released

Release Date

Feb 24, 1978

Runtime

1h 28m

Genres

Drama

User Score

56%

Original Title

Das zweite Erwachen der Christa Klages

Production Companies

WDR, Neue Bioskop Film

Director

Margarethe von Trotta

Description

Three people rob a bank to help a day care center that's in debt. Wolf is captured, Werner identified, police suspect Christa is the third. She and Werner ask Hans, a clergyman, to launder the money and give it to the kindergarten. He refuses. They try Ingrid, Christa's friend, who tries to help, but the school rejects the money. When tragedy strikes Werner, Hans helps Christa bolt to a collective in Portugal. Ingrid visits her; their relationship makes the collective nervous, so she returns to Germany and ceases living in hiding. The police are still looking for her and so is a witness to the robbery, Lena, a bank clerk. Lena's interest brings Christa's second awakening.