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Der Tag, der in der Handtasche verschwand (2000)

Der Tag, der in der Handtasche verschwand poster
Directed by
Marion Kainz
Genre
documentary film
Country
Germany
Runtime
45 min
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows the daily life of a woman with Alzheimer's living in a nursing home in Duisburg, Germany. It shows her routines and interactions with caregivers.

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What happens

Der Tag, der in der Handtasche verschwand ist ein Dokumentarfilm der deutschen Regisseurin Marion Kainz aus dem Jahre 2000. Er schildert das Leben einer an der Alzheimer-Krankheit leidenden Frau, die in einem Duisburger Altenheim lebt. Die Erstausstrahlung fand am 4. April 2001 im WDR statt. Der Film wurde 2002 mit dem Grimme-Preis ausgezeichnet. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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