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Gelegenheitsarbeit einer Sklavin poster
GERMANY · 1973

Gelegenheitsarbeit einer Sklavin

Alexander Kluge
New German Cinema illegal abortion women's rights economic struggle political activism healthcare access
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Synopsis

Roswitha runs an illegal abortion clinic in Frankfurt to support her student husband and children. When she is forced to close her practice she delves into political and social activism.

Year1973
CountryGermany
DirectorAlexander Kluge
MovementNew German Cinema
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