Neues in Wittstock

Description: In 1974, director Volker Koepp went to Wittstock, an old town in Brandenburg just northwest of Berlin, for the first time. He filmed the changes brought about by the construction of a huge textile factory. In his portrait of daily life, Koepp focussed on three women, Edith, Elsbeth and Renate, who were struggling with problems at work, got married and had children....