The Second Awakening of Christa Klages

56%% | Feb 24, 1978 | Drama

Three people rob a bank to help a day care center that's in debt. Wolf is captured, Werner identified, police suspect Christa is the third. She and Werner ask Hans, a clergyman, to launder the money and give it to the kindergarten. He refuses. They try Ingrid, Christa's friend, who tries to help, but the school rejects the money. When tragedy strikes Werner, Hans helps Christa bolt to a collective in Portugal. Ingrid visits her; their relationship makes the collective nervous, so she returns to Germany and ceases living in hiding. The police are still looking for her and so is a witness to the robbery, Lena, a bank clerk. Lena's interest brings Christa's second awakening.

Featured Cast

Margarethe von Trotta
Director
Franz Rath
Director of Photography

Cast

Tina Engel
Christa Klages
Silvia Reize
Ingrid Häkele
Katharina Thalbach
Lena Seidlhofer
Peter Schneider
Hans Grawe
Ulrich von Dobschütz
Heinz, Ingrids Eheman
Erika Wackernagel
Mutter von Hans
Achim Krausz
Bankdirector
Fritz Ley
Alter Mann aus Riga

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