Cyankali

Cyankali — Plot

Berlin, end of the 1920s. Young factory workers Hete and Paul are expecting a child. When first Paul and then Hete become unemployed, the two look for ways to terminate the pregnancy. Hete goes to a doctor, but he refuses to give her the necessary document for the abortion. As a result, Hete and Paul want to carry out the abortion themselves, using a stolen instrument. Fearing for Hete, Paul aborts the attempt. So Hete turns to an illegal abortionist, who sends the feverish girl away with a bottle of cyanide, which is supposed to help in small doses. Hete goes to her mother, who takes care of her and also gives her the cyanide drops. But Hete exceeds the dose.

• Release date
• November 15, 1977
• Runtime
• 79 min
• Genres
• Drama, TV Movie
• Director
• Jurij Kramer

Cyankali — Cast

Renate Krößner Hete

U

Ursula Braun Mutter Fent Hermann Beyer Paul

H

Horst Hiemer Prosnick Rolf Römer Kuckuck Jörg Panknin Max Annekathrin Bürger Frau Klee Heinz Behrens Dr. Möller