Post-war Germany: Like so many other women, Gerda Krause has lost her husband during the war and has to fend for herself and her two children. She finds work as a seamstress but refuses the offering of her department chief Zimmermann to upgrade her qualifications. One day she meets Uschi, an old friend of hers, whom she has helped with schoolwork before the war and subsequently lost track of. The reunion reminds Gerda of her childhood dream: to become a teacher. Thus, she decides to enroll at university to make her dream come true.
as Gerda Krause
as Bernd
as Werner Schneider
as Zimmermann
as Klaus
as Mother Becker
as Hanna - Gerda's colleague
as Trümmerfrau
as Jutta, Gerda's girlfriend
as Jürgen
as Miss Grethmann
as Grete, Gerda's colleague
as Ernst
as Uschi
as Father Becker
as Gestapo official
as Gestapo official
as lecturer
as Announcer at the fashion show
as Artisan
as old sister
as Mrs. Igoleit
as Karin
as Lecturer
as sister in the maternity home
as Renate (small)
as dentist
as Berni (larger)
as Ursel as a child
as card reader
as Renate (larger)
as non-commissioned officer
as soldier
as Berni (small)
