Movie

Hilde Breitner (1975)

• December 2, 1975

• Drama

Overview

Hilde Breitner, a contented factory worker, faces upheaval when her husband becomes disabled and dies from occupational illnesses. Financial setbacks hit her daughters - one loses her new snack stand, the other abandons university to work in the factory - forcing Hilde to confront her own economic vulnerability. Awakening to workers’ rights, she becomes her workplace’s employee representative, learning to advocate for change.

Director

Peter Beauvais

Starring

Margret Homeyer, Hans Beerhenke, Til Erwig