Directed by Douglas Wolfsperger
1h 40m
Documentary
Edeltraut Hertel - a midwife caught between two worlds. She has been working as a midwife in a small village near Chemnitz for almost 20 years, supporting expectant mothers before, during and after the birth of their offspring. However, working as a midwife brings with it social problems such as a decline in birth rates and migration from the provinces. Competition for babies between birthing centers has become fierce, particularly in financial terms. Obstetrics in Tanzania, Africa, Edeltraud's second place of work, is completely different. Here, the midwife not only delivers babies, she also trains successors, carries out educational and development work and struggles with the country's cultural and social problems.
Edeltraut Hertel
Edeltraut Hertel
Ute Freund
Director of Photography
Igor Luther
Director of Photography
Douglas Wolfsperger
Director
Jean-Marc Lesguillons
Editor
Jörg Grossmann
Production Manager
Adrienne Jungblut
Production Manager
Gerd Baumann
Original Music Composer
Ulrike Seyffarth
Assistant Director
Florian Beck
Sound Re-Recording Mixer