Burning Life
(Burning Life)
Germany, 1994, 104 min, color
In German; English subtitles
Burning Life © DEFA-Stiftung
Credits:
Welz, Peter |
Kolditz, Stefan |
Risch Wardeck, Helga |
Schaufert, Michael |
Quinton, Neil |
Hoppe, Andreas |
Kern, Peter |
Klobe, Michael |
Levy, Dani |
Mitić, Gojko |
Olschok, Herbert |
Schrader, Maria |
Schwarz, Jaecki |
Thalbach, Anna |
Tidorf, Max |
Gehrke, Alexander |
Themes & Genres:
Synopsis
In the desolate eastern states of a newly unified Germany, Anna and Lisa plan a series of bank robberies. They quickly become the most popular gangster duo of German postwar history, hunted by the police, but viewed as present-day female Robin Hoods by those in need. Amidst a stellar cast of actors, Maria Schrader (Aimée & Jaguar) and Anna Thalbach (Downfall) light up this German answer to the American road movie Thelma & Louise.
Part of the series WENDE FLICKS: Last Films from East Germany.
NOTE: This film is currently only available as part of our non-circulating research collection.
Awards
1995 | German Film Award in Gold |