Domenica. Alle kommen, keiner war da (1994)

8.0/10 91 min Documentary Drama

Overview

A docudrama about the eventful life of Domenica Niehoff, a high-class prostitute from Hamburg who later became a social worker: Domenica’s mother leaves Italy and her abusive husband, makes her way to Germany with her two children, but ends up in prison, and Domenica and her brother are placed in an orphanage, where they are raised by nuns. At 17, Domenica meets the older, equally violent brothel owner Joseph Rothenberg, who for ten years...

Cast

Domenica Niehoff

Self

Andréa Ferréol

Anna

Nicolette Krebitz

Domenica (child)

Max Kellermann

Armando

Rita Lengyel

Angelina

Hans-Michael Rehberg

Josef Rothenberg

Wolf-Dietrich Sprenger

Father

Christoph Schlingensief

Belgier

Karina Fallenstein

Susi

Christiane Lemm

Klara

Susanne Bredehöft

Elisabeth

Peter Kern

Fetti

Monika Treut

Sozialarbeiterin

Jürgen Vogel

Großgrundbesitzer

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