Liebe Mutter, mir geht es gut (1972) [N/A]
Release Date:
June 26, 1972
Original Title:
Liebe Mutter, mir geht es gut
Alternate Titles:
Dear Mother, I'm All Right
Querida Mãe Estou Bem
Genres:
Drama
Production Companies:
Basis-Film Verleih
WDR
Production Countries:
Germany
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 87
The unemployed machinist Alfred "Scheff" Schefczyk moves from Württemberg to West Berlin full of hope, where he finds a job as a transporter. There, however, he despairs at the seemingly insurmountable dependency structures and the lack of solidarity among his fellow sufferers. The rent in the workers' hostel is raised disproportionately, but nobody wants to mess things up with the landlord or janitor. At work, piecework hours are tightened, but nobody wants to go on strike, and when they do, they are quickly crushed by the management's tactics. When Scheff tries to mobilize against the dismissal of one of the delegates, he finds only one worker willing to sign. "Dear mother, I'm fine," he nevertheless writes on a postcard.