Release Date: 2012
DVD Release Date: October 22nd, 2013
Not Yet Rated|1 hr 59 min
Plot Summary
A devout woman's (Maria Hofstätter) faith holds that she bow to the demands of her partially paralyzed, tyrannical husband (Nabil Saleh).
Cast: Maria Hofstätter, Nabil Saleh, Natalijah Baranova, Rene Rupnik, Dieter Masur, Trude Masur
Director: Ulrich Seidl
Genres: Drama
Production Co: Tatfilm, Ulrich Seidl Film Produktion GmbH, Société Parisienne de Production
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