About
A new world full of excitement and temptation opens up for 18-year-old Erika when her father flees from Krüselin, a small village in Brandenburg, to West Berlin, taking his daughter with him. Her uncle's luxurious house, the turbulence of life in the big city, and her cousin's progressive thinking and quick wit all turn her head at first. But behind all this glitter and tinsel lurks the cold, hard world of money and Erika begins to feel homesick for the town where she grew up and for Rolf, her first real boyfriend.
Director
Music
Studio
DEFA
Original Title
Das Leben beginnt
Original Language
German
Cast
Full credits →D
Doris Abeßer
Erika Schenk
E
Erik Veldre
Rolf Gruber
W
Wilhelm Koch-Hooge
Dr. Schenk
R
Raimund Schelcher
Direktor Gruber
M
Manja Behrens
Frau Brenner
R
Rolf Ludwig
Benno Brenner
M
Marga Legal
Frau Gruber
H
Hartmut Reck
Werner
G
Gisela May
Chefärztin
R
Ruth-Maria Kubitschek
Geheimrätin
M
Maximilian Larsen
Postbeamter
A
Adolf Peter Hoffmann
H
Hans Lucke
G
Gertrud Brendler
H
Horst Kube
I
Inge Keller
P
Peter Kiwitt
A
Albert Hetterle
H
Hans Klering
M
Micaela Kreißler