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.