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Der lange Weg ans Licht (2008)
Directed by Douglas Wolfsperger
Documentary · 1h 40m
Edeltraut Hertel - a midwife caught between two worlds. She has been working as a midwife in a small village near Chemnitz for almost 20 years, supporting expectant mothers before, during and after the birth of their offspring. However, working as a midwife brings with it social problems such as a decline in birth rates and migration from the provinces. Competition for babies between birthing centers has become fierce, particularly in financial terms. Obstetrics in Tanzania, Africa, Edeltraud's second place of work, is completely different. Here, the midwife not only delivers babies, she also trains successors, carries out educational and development work and struggles with the country's cultural and social problems.
Cast
Crew
- Director
- Douglas Wolfsperger
- Writer
- Douglas Wolfsperger
- Director of Photography
- Igor Luther, Ute Freund
- Original Music Composer
- Gerd Baumann
- Editor
- Jean-Marc Lesguillons
- Producer
- Jutta Krug, Thomas Janssen
Details
- Release date
- 2008-02-28
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Original language
- DE
- Spoken languages
- English, German
- Countries
- Germany
- Production
- Cine-Impuls Leipzig, Douglas Wolfsperger Filmproduktion