Film

Isabel on the Stairs

1984 · 1h 8m · Drama · Family

IMDb

7.4

Twelve-year-old Isabel and her mother, who was a famous political singer, had to escape Chile after the 1973 military coup. Isabel’s father stayed behind fighting in the underground. For six years, they have lived in a new apartment building in East Berlin. At first, the neighbors made an effort to welcome them, but later became more distant. Isabel does not feel at home in the strange country. Not even her friendship to Philip, the neighbors’ son, can change her mind. Almost every day, Isabel sits on the stairs waiting for a letter from her father, from whom she has not heard for many years.

Irina Gallardo

Isabel

Mario Krüger

Philipp

Teresa Polle

Rosita Perez

Jenny Gröllmann

Margot Kunze

Jaecki Schwarz

Dieter Kunze

Barbara Dittus

Stellv. Direktorin

Horst Hiemer

Opa Kunze

Ruth Kommerell

Frau Flickenschildt

Eva Schäfer

Ilse Bastubbe

Rolf Staude

Ilse Voigt

• Hannelore UnterbergDirector · Writer
• Waltraud LewinWriter
• Eberhard GeickDirector of Photography
• Eberhard BorkmannDirector of Photography
• Helga KrauseEditor

Release date

September 7, 1984

Status

Released

Original language

German

Runtime

1h 8m

Genres

Drama, Family