Emma Freese is desperate when her husband Alfred falls ill at the Howaldtswerke in Kiel. How is the family supposed to get by without their wages? The war has scarred this generation, but now things are supposed to be looking up. The workers want their fair share and are fighting for an income that also gives them room to live. In October 1956, 34,000 metalworkers in the shipyards and factories of Schleswig-Holstein walk off the job to fight for justice and their dignity. This strike is still regarded as the toughest and longest in Germany. Employers and politicians stand in the strikers' way.
Cast
Anna Schimrigk
Emma Freese
David Bredin
Alfred Freese
Claire Wegener
Gerda Freese
Maju Margrit Sartorius
Aunt Margit
Bettina Hoppe
Anni Wadle
Ronald Kukulies
Hein Wadle
Max Herbrechter
Adolf Westphal
Peter Sikorski
Julius Bredenbeck
David C. Bunners
Herbert Sührig
Peter Lohmeyer
Josef Schiml
Nevio Wendt
Werner
Maximilian Beck
Holger
Silke Geertz
Mrs. Schmede
Leonardo Lukanow
Heinz Ruhnau
Harald Maack
Hans Bilstein
Amelle Schwerk
Mrs. Wielemann
Bernd Grawert
Hans Georg Schütte
Martin Winkelmann
Hansen
Helge Mark Lodder
Helmut
Lieke Hoppe
Unknown
Ava Gäbel
Unknown
Levi Henheik
Unknown
Hans-Ulrich Stangen
Self
Heiner Wadle
Self
Rudolf Schlowinski
Self
Björn Engholm
Self
Erich Hansen
Self
Elisabeth Ruge
Self
Hans-Gerhard Leu
Self
Lena Schult
Self
Rolf Ruge
Self
Udo Ehmke
Self
Lisa Galle
Self
Lilly Masuth
Self
Elke Lütjohann
Self
Kai-Uwe von Hassel
Self (archive footage)
Konrad Adenauer
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Ludwig Erhard
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Crew
Ingo Helm
Director, Writer
Sabine Bernardi
Director, Writer
Dietrich Duppel
Director, Idea
Friederike Weymar
Editor
Mark Broszeit
Editor
Philipp Sichler
Director of Photography
Jutta Boukamp
Color Grading
Michaela Herold
Commissioning Editor
Marc Brasse
Commissioning Editor
Mark Willock
Commissioning Editor
Stephan Ryll
Assistant Director
Simon Pfister
Assistant Director
Thorsten Neumann
Producer
Michaela Nix
Producer
Helene Friedl
Line Producer
Susanne Gerriets
Line Producer
Katja Kersting
Production Assistant
Sabine Dotzauer
Production Design
Michael Hain
Assistant Camera
Rasmus Jessen
Assistant Camera
Olaf Junior
Assistant Camera
Andreas Bäurle
Assistant Camera
Philipp Dufft
Post Producer
Tina Böckenhauer
Casting
Stefanie Jauss
Costume Designer
Erik Hartung
Second Unit Director of Photography
André Dekker
Second Unit Director of Photography
Philipp Teichmann
Sound Designer
Frank Buermann
Sound Mixer
Matthias Petsche
Original Music Composer
Vanessa Donelly
Music Producer
Michael Ruck
Editorial Consultant
Friedrich Stamp
Editorial Consultant
Katharina Gerz
Property Master
Samira Körner
Property Master
Mia Sabrina Phillips
Continuity
Susanne Körösi
Assistant Production Design
Jörn Steinhoff
Key Grip
Christian Krohn
Production Manager
Jürgen Janoczek
Unit Manager
Andrea Giesel
Unit Manager
Christian Preuß
Unit Manager
Cornelius Kob
Editorial Staff