Directed by:
Alexandra SellScreenplay:
Alexandra SellCinematography:
Kolja RaschkeCast:
Ulrike Krumbiegel, Annekathrin Bürger, Maria Rogozina, Rainer Bock, Franziska Weisz, Stephan Grossmann, Christine Errath, Jesse Albert, Gerda Böken (more)VOD (1)
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At the age of 58, Annebärbel has become as cold as a block of ice. As a doctor she shows little compassion, and as a wife, little affection. Only her domineering mother elicits human emotions from her, and negative ones at that. But everything starts to change when Annebärbel’s husband abruptly leaves her and she is forced to take stock of her life. In the process, she makes a journey deep into her past and attempts to live her childhood dream of becoming a figure skater, abandoned years ago. With wobbly, tentative legs, she steps back on to the rink for the first time in decades. Enlisting the help of a young woman who is a top athlete, a group of older amateur skaters, and even the 1974 World Figure Skating Champion, Christine Stüber-Errath, Annebärbel begins to open up and emancipate herself from her mother and her own icy ways. (RiverRun International Film Festival)
(more)Cast
Ulrike Krumbiegel
Best movies:
Downfall (2004)
Wolves of Berlin (2009) (series)
Mein Vater (2003) (TV movie)
Annekathrin Bürger
German Empire
Best movies:
Sein letztes Rennen (2013)
Das unsichtbare Visier (1973) (series)
Polizeiruf 110 (1971) (series)
Rainer Bock
West Germany
Best movies:
Inglourious Basterds (2009)
Never Look Away (2018)
The White Ribbon (2009)
Franziska Weisz
Austria
Best movies:
Stations of the Cross (2014)
Habermann's Mill (2010)
Dog Days (2001)
Stephan Grossmann
East Germany
Best movies:
Sanctuary (2014)
Phantom Pain (2009)
Tough Enough (2006)
Christine Errath
East Germany
Jesse Albert
West Germany
Best movies:
Duell der Brüder - Die Geschichte von Adidas und Puma (2016) (TV movie)
Rheingold (2022)
Mack the Knife - Brecht's Threepenny Film (2018)
Gerda Böken
Best movies:
A Jar Full of Life (2018)
Tatort (1970) (series)
Andreas Frakowiak
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Anonymous (2011)
Roswitha Dost
Germany
Best movies:
Polizeiruf 110 (1971) (series)
Tatort (1970) (series)
Kill Your Darling (2009) (TV movie)
Hedda Erlebach
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Lilly's Bewitched Christmas (2017)
Die Diplomatin - Entführung in Manila (2016) (TV movie)
Tatja Seibt
German Empire
Best movies:
Sein letztes Rennen (2013)
54 Hours (2018) (series)
The Most Beautiful Day (2016)
Judith von Radetzky
Best movies:
Polizeiruf 110 (1971) (series)
Keine Ehe ohne Pause (2016) (TV movie)
Ernst-Georg Schwill
German Empire
Best movies:
Die schwarze Mühle (1975) (TV movie)
Strange Gardens (2003)
Good Bye Lenin! (2003)
Paula Schramm
East Germany
Best movies:
The Whistleblower (2010)
Bis nichts mehr bleibt (2010) (TV movie)
Go West - Freiheit um jeden Preis (2011) (TV movie)
Volker Ranisch
East Germany
Best movies:
Frei (2013) (TV movie)
The Red Cockatoo (2006)
Polizeiruf 110 (1971) (series)
Hans Hohlbein
Germany
Best movies:
The Reader (2008)
Three (2010)
Frei (2013) (TV movie)