Film
Monika
1975 · 23m · Documentary
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Overview
A documentary about Monika Töpper, a young woman in Gebersdorf, Thuringia, who has cared for her two brothers and elderly father since her mother’s death in 1970. Trained as a porcelain maker instead of the nanny she once dreamed of becoming, she channels her creative spirit into her craft yet yearns for a “big” life beyond her village. Noticing her leadership, the factory’s Party secretary recruits her as an FDJ candidate; she wins a seat on the district Health and Social Welfare Commission. There, Monika champions the needs of a local nursing home, fulfilling one of the great tasks she once only imagined. Torn between duty to her family, her budding political role, and her boyfriend’s ambitions, she realizes that to pursue true fulfillment she must eventually leave Gebersdorf—yet for now remains its devoted daughter.
Crew
- Richard Cohn-VossenDirector · Writer
- Michael ZauschDirector of Photography
- Angelika ArnoldEditor
Details
- Release date
- October 3, 1975
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- German
- Runtime
- 23m
- Genres
- Documentary
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