At the textile company, everyone appreciates the work of 18-year-old Susanne, but nobody really considers her a woman—including Lutz, with whom she is in love. She sets about to make a change, but it is only when she realizes that she is being taken advantage of that a more self-confident Susanne emerges.
Simone von Zglinicki
Susanne
Christian Steyer
Lutz
Norbert Christian
Vater von Susanne
Uwe Kockisch
Wolfgang
Fred Delmare
Ossi
Rolf Hoppe
Onkel Carlo
Ursula Staack
Daisy
Karl Thiele
Martin
Carl-Hermann Risse
Alfons
At the textile company, everyone appreciates the work of 18-year-old Susanne, but nobody really considers her a woman—including Lutz, with whom she is in love. She sets about to make a change, but it is only when she realizes that she is being taken advantage of that a more self-confident Susanne emerges.
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