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Lügen über meine Mutter
Touching family drama about the love between mother and child and a woman's struggle for self-determination and dignity
“a powerful and deeply moving plea for female empowerment”
Filme.de
“Rosalie Thomass impresses (...) with charm, nonchalance and empathy.”
Programmkino.de
"Lügen über meine Mutter" tells of the first great love of our lives: the bond between mother and child. Set in the West German provinces of the 1980s, within a family dominated by a single obsession: mother Cornelia's body weight. Is this beautiful, headstrong, unpredictable woman too heavy? Does she urgently need to lose weight? Yes, she does—so decrees her husband Werner, who becomes increasingly gripped by the fixation that his wife's weight is to blame for everything denied him: his promotion, social advancement, and respect within the village community. Cornelia endures this day in, day out, while daughter Ela is caught in the middle, increasingly fed her father's toxic complaints about her supposedly unbearable mother. But what is the truth, and who is really lying to whom?
"Lügen über meine Mutter" is a powerful plea for female empowerment, a deeply moving and compassionate film. Told through the eyes of her daughter, it follows a woman determined to find her own path. Her struggle for self-determination and dignity is as touching as it is inspiring—showing vividly just how much courage it takes to stand one's ground against both personal and societal expectations.
Shows are in German unless they carry their language, like EN for English.
“The 1980s shine in vibrant colors”
Indiekino
“An often painful, but all the more powerful, liberation blow.”
Filmstarts
