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Under the Pavement Lies the Strand (1975)
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Under the Pavement Lies the Strand (1975)
Original name: Unter dem Pflaster ist der Strand
Genre: Drama
Country: West Germany
Duration: 103 min.
Story: West Berlin, 1974. The revolution didn't happen like it was supposed. Grischa, a 30-year-old actress dissatisfied with standard left-wing politics, interviews working women to find out how they deal with being both mothers and members of society.
Style: political, art house
Plot: sex, dog, female nudity, sex scene, politics, divorce, mother, feminism, physician, male nudity, pets, actor, abortion, autumn, choice, actress, interview, female doctor, working mom, argument, demonstration, childish behavior, dilemma, nudity, nude ...
Time: 70s
Place: berlin germany, west berlin west germany, west germany

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No Mercy No Future (1981)
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Duration: 110 min.
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