21 Oct 1988
Ariel
A Finnish man goes to the city to find a job after the mine where he worked is closed and his father commits suicide.
Peaceful Times
After fleeing to the West in 1961, peaceful times were supposed to begin for the Striesows. But Irene longs for the familiar GDR, fears her husband Dieter's supposed "second wives" and expects the Third World War every day. When the war finally breaks out in the living room, her children Ute, Wasa and Flori decide to help their mother's happiness along, with unexpected consequences.
Top Billed Cast
Katharina M. Schubert Irene Striesow
Oliver Stokowski Dieter Striesow
Leonie Brill Wasa Striesow
Tamino Wecker Flori Striesow
Axel Prahl Karl
Doris Kunstmann Frau Radke
Anna Böttcher Frau Heinckel
Daphne Wagner Frau Kampmann
Georgia Stahl Frau Blume
Meret Becker Musiklehrerin
Gustav Peter Wöhler Wagenbesitzer
Nina Monka Ute Striesow
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