Rückfälle (1977)

Directed by

Peter Beauvais

Genre

drama, tv movie

Country

Germany

Runtime

1h 43m

Rating

8.3 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man finishes a rehab program for alcoholism. He tries to return to his normal life but struggles with his own willpower and the social pressures of 1970s Germany. The story follows his difficult journey and eventual failure.

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What happens

Rückfälle ist ein deutsches Filmdrama über den verzweifelten Versuch eines Alkoholikers, nach einer Entziehungskur in sein altes Leben zurückzufinden. Am Ende scheitert er jedoch an sich selbst und den gesellschaftlichen Rahmenbedingungen seiner Zeit. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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