The Bicycle (1982)

Susanne is a young single mother who lives a somewhat "carefree" lifestyle. After quitting her job, she finds herself in trouble financially and attempts a minor insurance fraud to make ends meet. Despite its rare view of everyday socialism from a woman's perspective, East German officials were critical of this frank portrayal of a less-than-ideal socialist citizen and turned down all invitations for the film to be screened abroad.

Released

1982-07-22

Genres

Drama

Runtime

88 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Evelyn Schmidt

TMDB rating

5.5/10 from 6 votes