The Second Awakening of Christa Klages (1978)

6.1/10 88 min Drama

Overview

Three people rob a bank to help a day care center that's in debt. Wolf is captured, Werner identified, police suspect Christa is the third. She and Werner ask Hans, a clergyman, to launder the money and give it to the kindergarten. He refuses. They try Ingrid, Christa's friend, who tries to help, but the school rejects the money. When tragedy strikes Werner, Hans helps Christa bolt to a collective in Portugal. Ingrid visits her; their relationship makes the collective nervous, so she returns to Germany and ceases living in hiding. The police are still looking for her and so is a witness to the robbery, Lena, a bank clerk. Lena's interest brings Christa's second awakening.

Cast

Tina Engel

Christa Klages

Silvia Reize

Ingrid Häkele

Katharina Thalbach

Lena Seidlhofer

Marius Müller-Westernhagen

Werner Wiedemann

Peter Schneider

Hans Grawe

Ulrich von Dobschütz

Heinz, Ingrid's husband

Josef Bierbichler

Homeowner (uncredited)

Felix Moeller

Boy on the Train (uncredited)

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