---
title: 'Germany, Pale Mother (1980)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Helma Sanders-Brahms'
released: '1980-02-20'
runtime_minutes: 123
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'War'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/germany-pale-mother-1980'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080616/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Germany, Pale Mother (1980)

1980 · 123 min · Drama, War · Germany

Original title: Deutschland, bleiche Mutter

## Synopsis

Germany, Pale Mother is a 1980 West German drama film written and directed by Helma Sanders-Brahms. It premiered at the 30th Berlin International Film Festival in 1980, where it was nominated for a Golden Bear award. The title is taken from the poem of the same name by Bertolt Brecht.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Helma Sanders-Brahms](https://cinepixo.com/people/helma-sanders-brahms)
- **Screenplay:** [Helma Sanders-Brahms](https://cinepixo.com/people/helma-sanders-brahms)
- **Producer:** [Helma Sanders-Brahms](https://cinepixo.com/people/helma-sanders-brahms), [Walter Höllerer](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-hollerer), [Volker Canaris](https://cinepixo.com/people/volker-canaris)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Jürgen Knieper](https://cinepixo.com/people/jurgen-knieper)
- **Director of Photography:** [Jürgen Jürges](https://cinepixo.com/people/jurgen-jurges)

## Cast

- [Gisela Stein](https://cinepixo.com/people/gisela-stein)
- [Angelika Thomas](https://cinepixo.com/people/angelika-thomas)
- [Fritz Lichtenhahn](https://cinepixo.com/people/fritz-lichtenhahn)
- [Eva Mattes](https://cinepixo.com/people/eva-mattes)
- [Elisabeth Stepanek](https://cinepixo.com/people/elisabeth-stepanek)
- [Ernst Jacobi](https://cinepixo.com/people/ernst-jacobi)

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