This is the debut feature fillm by german director Roland Klick who made classics like SUPERMARKET and DEADLOCK.
In this debut Roland Klick is searching for the heart and ache of german society in portraying a middle class family in the 60's
Just before Christmas, Lee Leander is caught shoplifting. It is her third offense. She is prosecuted by John Sargent. He postpones the trial because it is hard to get a conviction at Christmas time. But he feels sorry for her and arranges for her bail, an