I Am My Own Woman
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46% Critic Match

I Am My Own Woman

4.6 / 10 1992 1h 30mNR German
DramaDocumentary

Storyline

The life story of Charlotte von Mahlsdorf, who survived the Nazi reign as a trans woman and helped start the German gay liberation movement. Documentary with some dramatized scenes. Two actors play the young and middle aged Charlotte and she plays herself in the later years.

Cast & Crew

Cv

Charlotte von Mahlsdorf

Herself

Lead
IA

Ichgola Androgyn

Young Charlotte von Mahlsdorf 20-40 years

Td

Tima die Göttliche

Herself

OM

Ovo Maltine

Herself

JT

Jens Taschner

Young Charlotte von Mahlsdorf 15-17 years

Robert Dietl

Robert Dietl

Zitzenau

BJ

Beate Jung

Charlotte's staff member

SS

Sylvia Seelow

Charlotte's staff member

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Rosa von Praunheim's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. I Am My Own Woman is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker