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The fun-loving, 26-year-old architect Franziska Linkerhand (Simone Frost) works for a famous professor. Yet, she feels restrained by her dependence on him and longs to take risks. When her marriage falls apart, she moves to a small town for a fresh start. Franziska approaches her new life with vigor and idealism. Many of her colleagues have given in to the dictates of economic restrictions and prefabricated apartment blocks; but Franziska hangs onto her ideals and, as in her private life, is not willing to compromise…

Status: Released
Released Date: 1981-01-16
Runtime: 113 mins
Director: Lothar Warneke
Writer: Lothar Warneke, Regine Kühn
Spoken language: Deutsch
Genres: Drama
Original title: Our Short Life
Production Companies: DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
Production Countries: East Germany, Germany