DAS FAHRRAD

Susanne is divorced with one child. For a meagre wage she presses iron sheets until the tedium almost drives her mad. She resigns; at the time there was always enough work. Not for the unskilled Susanne however. Evening classes are unthinkable due to her child and thus, when the money runs out she reports her bicycle as stolen and pockets the insurance. When the pending court case becomes public news her new boyfriend is ashamed and the relationship goes to ruin. An unusually critical look at working life and equal rights in East Germany.