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Peaceful Times
Overview
After fleeing to the West in 1961, peaceful times were supposed to begin for the Striesows. But Irene longs for the familiar GDR, fears her husband Dieter's supposed "second wives" and expects the Third World War every day. When the war finally breaks out in the living room, her children Ute, Wasa and Flori decide to help their mother's happiness along, with unexpected consequences.
Director and cast
- Neele Leana Vollmar Director
- Katharina M. Schubert as Irene Striesow
- Oliver Stokowski as Dieter Striesow
- Leonie Brill as Wasa Striesow
- Tamino Wecker as Flori Striesow
- Axel Prahl as Karl
- Doris Kunstmann as Frau Radke
- Anna Böttcher as Frau Heinckel
- Daphne Wagner as Frau Kampmann
- Georgia Stahl as Frau Blume
- Meret Becker as Musiklehrerin
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