

Die Berührte
November 18, 1981
1h 43m
DE
Helma Sanders-Brahms
Doctors say that Veronika, a woman in her 20s, is schizophrenic. She is compliant, which makes her an easy target for men. She's religious, believing she is God's favorite child; she searches for Jesus. She has sent a letter to a filmmaker suggesting her life as the subject for a movie. We see her raped then take up with a series of men she believes are Jesus, each willing or insistent on sex. A young man with his own crisis of faith invites her to join a cult. We see her involuntarily committed to an asylum from time to time where medication and constraints await. Her wealthy parents are helpless. Will a medical professional ever talk to her? If one did, would it help?

Elisabeth Stepanek
Veronika Christoph

Nguyen Chi Danh
Der Erste

Karl Heinz Reimann
God's Child



Helma Sanders-Brahms
6
Jorge Reis
Demba

Carola Regnier
Doctor

Abdel Wahed Askar
Ibrahim / Salem

Curt Curtini
Magician

Erika Dannhoff
The Dancing Death

Hasan Hasan
Monsef

Harald Hoedt
Countess
Mainline
N/A
Helma Sanders-Brahms Filmproduktion
DE