Release Date

28 Feb, 2008

Runtime

01:40: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

Edeltraut Hertel - a midwife caught between two worlds. She has been working as a midwife in a small village near Chemnitz for almost 20 years, supporting expectant mothers before, during and after the birth of their offspring. However, working as a midwife brings with it social problems such as a decline in birth rates and migration from the provinces. Competition for babies between birthing centers has become fierce, particularly in financial terms. Obstetrics in Tanzania, Africa, Edeltraud's second place of work, is completely different. Here, the midwife not only delivers babies, she also trains successors, carries out educational and development work and struggles with the country's cultural and social problems.

Original Title

Der lange Weg ans Licht

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Actors

Crew

Jörg Grossmann

Douglas Wolfsperger

Jean-Marc Lesguillons

Ute Freund

Adrienne Jungblut

Igor Luther

Douglas Wolfsperger

Thomas Janssen

Gerd Baumann

Uli Adomat

Ulrike Seyffarth

Florian Beck

Jutta Krug