Top Cast
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Sandra Hüller
Rita
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Luisa Sappelt
Fanny
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Coleman Swinton
Marc
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Susanne Lothar
Isabella
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Gerti Drassl
Hanna
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Olivier Gourmet
Jérome Vassé
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Adriana Lewis
Isa
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Kenneth Uhle
Paul
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Elli Götz
Maggie
Overview
A portrait of Rita, who claims that her mother was never a mother for her. Rita gives birth to her own five children and forces her mother to take the role of a mother.
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