Storyline
Two women–a literature professor and a painter–start to rely upon their friendship as an alternative to their unhappy relationships with the men in their lives.
Cast & Crew
Hanna Schygulla
Olga
Lead
Angela Winkler
Ruth
PS
Peter Striebeck
Franz
Christine Fersen
Erika
Franz Buchrieser
Dieter
Wladimir Yordanoff
Alexaj
Agnes Fink
Ruth's mother
Felix Moeller
Christof
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Margarethe von Trotta's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Sheer Madness is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
