Martha Jellneck
1988, German. Directed by Kai Wessel.
72 years old Martha Jellneck lives alone in a small apartment in Hamburg. Since she's hampered in walking, she never leaves her home. Her only contacts to the outside world are the young social worker Thomas and a neighbor boy who walks her dog. When Thomas tells her one day that Franz Laub, another one of his clients, has his birthday, she becomes suspicious: that was also her half-brother's name and day of birth - only that he died in WW2...
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
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- Released
- 4 August 1988
- Country
- Germany
- Written by
- Beate Langmaack
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Martha Jellneck runs 90 minutes (1h 30m).
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Who directed Martha Jellneck?
Martha Jellneck (1988) was directed by Kai Wessel and stars Heidemarie Hatheyer, Dominique Horwitz, Ulrich Matschoss.