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Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day (1000) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1000 · 500 mins · German
- Directed by
- Rainer Werner Fassbinder
- Starring
- Hanna Schygulla, Irm Hermann, Margit Carstensen, Gottfried John, Rudolf Waldemar Brem, Kurt Raab
Commissioned for public TV as a working‑class family drama, young director Rainer Werner Fassbinder turned the brief into a sharp, empathetic portrait of West German society. Across five episodes the series follows toolmaker Jochen, his love interest, eccentric family and co‑workers as they confront daily struggles and unite to improve conditions on the factory floor.
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