Life Begins

A new world full of excitement and temptation opens up for 18-year-old Erika when her father flees from Krüselin, a small village in Brandenburg, to West Berlin, taking his daughter with him. Her uncle's luxurious house, the turbulence of life in the big city, and her cousin's progressive thinking and quick wit all turn her head at first. But behind all this glitter and tinsel lurks the cold, hard world of money and Erika begins to feel homesick for the town where she grew up and for Rolf, her first real boyfriend.

• Release date
• April 8, 1960
• Runtime
• 119 min
• Genres
• Drama
• Director
• Heiner Carow

Cast

Doris Abeßer Erika Schenk Erik Veldre Rolf Gruber Wilhelm Koch-Hooge Dr. Schenk Raimund Schelcher Direktor Gruber Manja Behrens Frau Brenner Rolf Ludwig Benno Brenner Marga Legal Frau Gruber Hartmut Reck Werner