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Life Begins at Seventeen (1953)

Life Begins at Seventeen poster
Original title
Mit siebzehn beginnt das Leben
Directed by
Paul Martin
Genre
drama film, romance film
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 30m
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young woman faces the challenges of growing up and falling in love. She navigates relationships and personal decisions as she comes of age in post-war Germany.

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What happens

Life Begins at Seventeen (German: Mit siebzehn beginnt das Leben) is a 1953 West German romance film directed by Paul Martin and starring Sonja Ziemann, Paul Hubschmid and Paul Hörbiger. It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in West Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Wilhelm Vorwerg. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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