We Are Getting Divorced (1968)
Monika and Johannes are married. With increasing frequency, their son Manni becomes the focus of their arguments. Since the two cannot agree to a compromise, they decide to break up. The ten-year-old Manni is supposed to spend four weeks with Monika followed by four weeks with Johannes on an alternating basis. They want to prove to each other who has the better parenting skills. The plan fails, however, because Manni is very good at playing his parents off against each other. When Monika and Johannes finally see through their son’s game, they realize that their way of life does not lead to better parenting and they conclude that good parenting can only be achieved if they work together.
Director: Ingrid Reschke
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Runtime: 91 min
Release Date: March 28, 1968
Cast
- Monika Gabriel - Monika Koch
- Dieter Wien - Johannes Koch
- Angelika Waller - Maria Hamann
- Reiner Schöne - Körner
- Martin Grunert - Manni
- Brigitte Krause - Lehrerin Hellwig
- Gerhard Bienert - Opa Koch
- Martin Hellberg - Regisseur
- Werner Lierck
- Werner Kamenik
Screenplay
Music: Wolfram Heicking
Editing: Helga Gentz
Production: DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
Country: East Germany, Germany
Language: Deutsch
Original Language: de
More Films by Director: Ingrid Reschke
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is We Are Getting Divorced about?
- Monika and Johannes are married. With increasing frequency, their son Manni becomes the focus of their arguments. Since the two cannot agree to a compromise, they decide to break up. The ten-year-old Manni is supposed to spend four weeks with Monika followed by four weeks with Johannes on an alternating basis. They want to prove to each other who has the better parenting skills. The plan fails, however, because Manni is very good at playing his parents off against each other. When Monika and Johannes finally see through their son’s game, they realize that their way of life does not lead to better parenting and they conclude that good parenting can only be achieved if they work together.
- Who directed We Are Getting Divorced?
- We Are Getting Divorced was directed by Ingrid Reschke.
- Who stars in We Are Getting Divorced?
- We Are Getting Divorced stars Monika Gabriel, Dieter Wien, Angelika Waller, Reiner Schöne, Martin Grunert, Brigitte Krause.
- How long is We Are Getting Divorced?
- We Are Getting Divorced has a runtime of 1h 31m (91 minutes).
- What genre is We Are Getting Divorced?
- We Are Getting Divorced is a Comedy, Drama film.
- Where was We Are Getting Divorced produced?
- We Are Getting Divorced was produced in East Germany, Germany.