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Life of a young woman changes dramatically when breast cancer is discovered.
Corinne (38) is a bon vivante who has her life well organised. She enjoys her job as fashion designer, has two daughters and a doting boyfriend. Until breast cancer is discovered and amputation is inevitable. She anxiously hides her 'imperfection' from the outside world and from her children. The only ones she informs are a good friend and her ex-boyfriend Dominik. Feature made for German TV with leading roles for Huub Stapel and Renée Soutendijk, popular in Germany.

Credits

Montage
Production company
ZDF-Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen
UFA Film & Fernsehproduktion

Title: Hauptsache Leben
Year: 1998
Duration : 1 hour, 30 minutes
Category: Feature film
Edition: NFF 1999

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