April Has 30 Days

April Has 30 Days

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Status

Released

Release Date

May 30, 1979

Runtime

1h 29m

Genres

Drama, Romance

Original Title

Ein April hat 30 Tage

Production Companies

DEFA

Director

Gunther Scholz

Description

On April 1st, single mother Maria and her ten-year-old son Micha move into a new apartment located in the Berlin district Marzahn. On the very first evening, Maria gets an invitation from her neighbor Alvaro, a political emigrant from Uruguay who keeps working for his country’s Communist Party while staying in the GDR. Maria and Alvaro fall passionately in love. Even Micha, who is suspicious of Alvaro in the beginning, eventually becomes friend with him. Thus, nothing stands in the way of their happiness – except for the certainty that Alvaro will have to leave as soon as he gets a new assignment.