Forbidden Love

Apr 19, 1990

1h 26m

★ 5.7

Overview

18-year old Georg and 13-year old Barbara have been playing together as children. Play becomes love later, which leads to a catastrophe , as their parents are hostile leading to file a report to the court, as Barbara is still under age.

Genres

Romance

Drama

Production Companies

DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme

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Cast

Barbara Behrend

Julia Brendler

Georg Kalisch

Hans-Peter Dahm

Lehrerin Laube

Gudrun Ritter

Direktor Otto

Dietrich Körner

Mutter Behrend

Heide Kipp

Vater Horst Behrend

Peter Sodann

Mutter Kalisch

Karin Gregorek

Vernehmer

Karl Kranzkowski

Vater Kalisch

Rolf Dietrich

Staatsanwalt

Gert Gütschow

Richterin

Bärbel Röhl

Der Alte

Joachim Konrad

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