The Day Will Come

The Day Will Come

2009 · 104 min · ★ 6.0 · Drama

Thirty years after giving her daughter up for adoption in order to join the terrorist underground in Germany, Judith is tracked down by her now adult daughter Alice to a vineyard in the Alsace where she is now living with a new family and a new identity. Alice calls on her mother to give herself up, but Judith doesn't regret any of her past deeds.

Directed by Susanne Schneider · Written by Susanne Schneider

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