The Last Years of Childhood

1h 45min

Drama

A juvenile offender is handed over to authorities at age 13 and placed in an institution in this somber social drama. Martin is a petty thief who enjoys stealing and looks up to his older brother. When he is informed that his brother has died, Martin runs away from the reform school. He passes through various institutions and is labeled as incorrigible because of his refusal to comply with the rules of society. A dedicated child psychologist tries to save Martin when he entertains thoughts of suicide.

Production Companies

Pro-ject Filmproduktion

Film-Fernsehen-Autoren-Team GmbH

Filmverlag der Autoren

Cast

Gerhard Gundel

Gerhard Gundel

Martin Sonntag
Karl Obermayr

Karl Obermayr

Vater Sonntag
Leopoldine Schwankel

Leopoldine Schwankel

Mutter Sonntag
Jörg Hube

Jörg Hube

Kripo-Mann
Wilfried Klaus

Wilfried Klaus

Jugendamt-Mann
Dieter Mustaffof

Dieter Mustaffof

Martins Bruder

Release date

19th Sep 1979

Status

Released

Spoken languages

Deutsch