Director Margarethe von Trotta weaves a wondrously compelling tale of friendship and feminism around the relationship between two seemingly opposite women.

Two sisters share a complex and compelling relationship in the well crafted film about sibling rivalry. Anna (Gudrn Gabriel) seems dependent, emotionally and economically, on Maria (Jutta Lampe).

Margarethe von Trotta's first solo effort is an intense political drama that embraces the theme of closeness between women. Christa (Tina Engel) is a young mother who, distraught over the prospect that her children's day care center is running out...