28 Jun 2001
On the Edge
A compendium of three short science-fiction films, each with a decidedly feminist slant.
Vivere
On Christmas Eve, Francesca sets out for Rotterdam in order to find her little sister, who has run off with her musician boyfriend. On the way, she picks up Gerlinde, a heartbroken older woman at the end of her rope.
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Kim Schnitzer Antoinetta Conchiglia
Esther Zimmering Francesca Conchiglia
Hannelore Elsner Gerlinde von Habermann
Egbert Jan Weeber 
Aykut Kayacık Gianfranco Russo 
Nina Vorbrodt
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