Angela Schmid

A circle of friends in 1930s' New York: They meet at parties, fashion houses, at the hairdresser, at the gym. They dedicate their lifes to beauty and health - the wealthy men that make this lifestyle possible never actually occur although being the main topic of conversation. All of the women's lifes are centered on their husbands or lovers.... (KG)

The film deals with the criminal case involving Marianne Bachmeier, who shot her daughter’s murderer in the courtroom in 1981.