Stone Age Ballad

(Steinzeitballade)

GDR, 1960, 80 min, b&w
In German; no subtitles
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Synopsis

A group of rubble women work for the Scharrhahn building company in 1946 Berlin. The women are primarily focused on their own survival; only old Ms. Knorz and supervisor Anna Lubitzke try to build a sense of team solidarity.

 

It is only after they take a joint stand against their dishonest employer and discover that one of their number lives in desparate poverty and needs their help, that the womens' lives begin to recover a sense of purpose.

 

Based on the novel Anna Lubitzke by Ludwig Turek.

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