The Bicycle

A quiet, grounded slice of everyday life that asks you to sit with a woman's small struggles and compromises.

Directed by

Evelyn Schmidt

Genres

Drama

Starring

Heidemarie Schneider, Roman Kaminski, Heidrun Bartholomäus

Overview

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.

How it feels

Measured and needs your attention.

About

Class, family, parenthood, survival

Content

Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.

Note

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