Gisela (2005) Plot Summary Explained

Release, runtime and language

2005 · 90 mins · German

Directed by

Isabelle Stever

Starring

Anna Loos, Judith Hoersch, Horst Markgraf, Arved Birnbaum, Stefan Rudolf, Anne Weinknecht

Gisela, a young wife and mother, works as a supermarket cashier while her husband drives deliveries. They live on a working‑class German housing estate, their marriage stale as they aim for the middle class. An old friend, George, introduces her to his friend Paul. An instant attraction leads Gisela to a party that night, where she and Paul begin a sexual relationship.