Storyline
The year 1933: Successful actress Maria Rheine is in love with her Jewish colleague Mark Löwenthal. When the Nazis implement the racist Nuremberg Laws, their relationship is severely endangered. Defiant Maria decides to stay together with Mark and ends her promising career: She assumes a Jewish identity and continues to work under the name Manja Löwenthal. She and Mark perform at the Jewish Theatre in Berlin, until they become victims of an intrigue: Their colleague Judith, who has a crush on Mark, denounces them to the secret police.
Cast & Crew
Corinna Harfouch
Maria Rheine
Lead
André Hennicke
Mark Löwenthal
Michael Gwisdek
Mario Montegasso
Blanche Kommerell
Judith Baumann
JW
Jürgen Watzke
Stengele
MB
Martin Brandt
Jaldas Großvater
GL
Gesine Laatz
Jalda
Falk Rockstroh
Jupp
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Siegfried Kühn's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Actress is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
