Die Hebamme - Auf Leben und Tod
2010 · 90 min · ★ 6.0 · Drama, History
The heroine is a traveler between worlds and times. Between the authorities of 1813, the church and science, Rosa Koelbl remains a stranger. The time is not yet ripe for the values this woman embodies.
Directed by Dagmar Hirtz · Written by Juli Lambert
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Brigitte Hobmeier Rosa Koelbl -
Mišel Matičević Dr. Gennaro Kauner -
August Zirner Medizinalrat Jakob Aigner -
Johanna Bittenbinder Kathi -
Karl Fischer Pfarrer -
Maria Hofstätter Afra -
Amelie Kiefer Martha -
Anna Maria Sturm Gerlinde -
Florian Brückner Karl Bachler - P Phillippa Galli Anna Koelbl
- G Gabi Geist Nonne
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Eva-Maria Gintsberg Barbara
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