Synopse
The adaptation for cinema of the eponymous novel by Miriam Maertens about her struggle for a life lived in dignity and self-determination. Miriam Maertens comes from a well-known family of actors in Hamburg. When as a young girl she falls ill with cystic fibrosis, an arduous struggle with the disease begins which she keeps to herself. Despite physical and mental crises, she masters her double life, fulfils her professional desires and falls in love. When Miriam gets pregnant, those around her are shocked: how will she face this challenge? Then her lungs malfunction. A race against time begins to find a suitable donor.
Regie
JOPHI RIES (*1959) has been a freelance actor since the 1980s, appearing in cinema and numerous TV films and series. Since 2015, he has also directed films, including Ein Sommer auf Lanzarote and Ein Moment für’s Leben.
Presented by ARTE
Info
Original Title: Die Luft zum Atmen
Category: Feature
Section: Televisionen
Version & Subtitles: German OV
Director: Jophi Ries
Screenplay: Angelika Schwarzhuber, Christian Lex
Cast/Protagonists: Eva Meckbach, Cloé Heinrich, Janna Striebeck, Michael Wittenborn, Miriam Maertens, Peter Lohmeyer, Marc Benjamin, Anna Herrmann, Thomas Niehaus, Sebastian Zimmler, Stephan Szász, Paul Ahrens u.v.a.
Production country: Germany
Year of Production: 2021
Length: 89 min
Producer: Jutta Lieck-Klenke, Lydia-Maria Emrich
Production company: Network Movie Film- und Fernsehproduktion Hamburg für ZDF/ARTE
Editor: Sanjeev Hathiramani, Lucas Seeberger
Music: Hinrich Dageför, Stefan Wulff
