Isabel on the Stairs
Isabel auf der Treppe (original)
Twelve-year-old Isabel and her mother, who was a famous political singer, had to escape Chile after the 1973 military coup. Isabel’s father stayed behind fighting in the underground. For six years, they have lived in a new apartment building in East Berlin. At first, the neighbors made an effort to welcome them, but later became more distant. Isabel does not feel at home in the strange country. Not even her friendship to Philip, the neighbors’ son, can change her mind. Almost every day, Isabel sits on the stairs waiting for a letter from her father, from whom she has not heard for many years.
Starring Irina Gallardo, Mario Krüger, Teresa Polle, Jenny Gröllmann, Jaecki Schwarz, Barbara Dittus, Horst Hiemer, Ruth Kommerell, Eva Schäfer, Ilse Bastubbe
Watch "Isabel on the Stairs" on Kanopy released in 1984. It's a drama and family movie, and has a rating of 7.1 out of 10 from Imdb which is usually fine for this kind of movie.
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