After the death of their father, 18-year-old Helene Raupe (“coccoon”) and her younger sister Asta come under the guardianship of the youth welfare office in East Berlin. Helene fails miserably as a fishmonger, fashion assistant and bus conductor, all jobs ordained for her by the authorities. The young woman really only “emerges” in her fantasies, where she can escape from her dull, normal life.
Melania Jakubisková
Christa Heiser
Carola Braunbock
Milan Sládek
Herwart Grosse
Rolf Hoppe
Lissy Tempelhof
Irene Korb
Heinz-Jörg Herrmann
Freimut Götsch
Peter Rabenalt
Hans Hardt-Hardtloff
Carmen-Maja Antoni
Karin Heinrich
Lothar Förster
Sina Fiedler-Engel
Gert Klisch
Max Klingberg
Hans-Joachim Glaeser