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Producer
Stephan Grobe ...
Production company
Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg ...
Director of photography
Inigo Westmeier
Editor
Lena Rem

The Housemaid

Die Haushaltshilfe, Germany, 2010, 59 min, Digi Beta, Social Issues, Society

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"I don’t want to stay here anymore!" says Martina to her mother via webcam in an internet café near Lake Constance. Meanwhile, her mother in Slovakia tries to calm down her daughter. After all, they need the money. Martina is working as a home help and career to an elderly couple. Lore, the mistress of the house, is in a wheelchair. She has difficulty getting around. Otherwise, she’s full of energy and keeps a tight rein on the household. Her husband, Max, can no longer speak but observes everything that goes on around his bed. Theirs is a tiny world, over which Lore holds sway. The fact that their idyll has now been penetrated by a young Slovak woman who is going to spend the summer looking after Max and Lore is a bitter pill for Lore to swallow.

Co-director:

Martina Sakova, Anna Hoffmann

Screenplay:

Anna Hoffmann

Director of photography:

Inigo Westmeier

Editor:

Lena Rem

Music:

Martina Eisenreich

Sound:

Clemens Becker