Drama

The Bicycle

Name: The Bicycle
Director: Evelyn Schmidt
Genre: Drama
Released: 1982-07-22
Duration: 88 min
Rating: 5.5
Cast: Heidemarie Schneider, Roman Kaminski, Heidrun Bartholomäus, Hilmar Baumann, Gisela Bestehorn

July 22, 1982

1h 28m

TMDB5.5· 6

Susanne is a young single mother who lives a somewhat "carefree" lifestyle. After quitting her job, she finds herself in trouble financially and attempts a minor insurance fraud to make ends meet. Despite its rare view of everyday socialism from a woman's perspective, East German officials were critical of this frank portrayal of a less-than-ideal socialist citizen and turned down all invitations for the film to be screened abroad.