Deadly Maria

Oct 28, 1993

1h 46m

★ 5.5

Overview

40-year Maria is living in a monotonous and deadlocked marriage with her husband. In addition, she has to take care of her ill despotic father. One day, she falls in love with her sensitive neighbour Dieter. But her attempt to leave her gloomy everyday life behind leads straight into tragedy.

Genres

Drama

Thriller

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Cast

Maria

Nina Petri

Marias Father

Josef Bierbichler

Heinz

Peter Franke

Dieter

Joachim Król

Juergen

Rolf Peter Kahl

Maria (16 years)

Katja Studt

Jean Maeser

Renate Usko

Tom Spiess

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