Uferfrauen
Lesbisches L(i)eben in der DDR
1 hr 55 min. | 2020 | Director: Barbara Wallbraun | Germany | German with English subtitles
Six Lesbian protagonists from rural and metropolitan parts of the formerly socialist Republic and has them tell their captivating and sometimes outrageous life stories:
Christiane from Berlin
Carola from Dresden
Pat from Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
Elke from Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
Sabine and Gisela from Saxony-Anhalt
The women allow a glimpse into their upbringing and their everyday life in that period and describe their struggle for self-determination and fulfillment, their first love, ways of unconventional family and life planning as well as their conflicts with the ruling socialist party and jurisdiction.