After the death of their father, 18-year-old Helene Raupe (“coccoon”) and her younger sister Asta come under the guardianship of the youth welfare office in East Berlin. Helene fails miserably as a fishmonger, fashion assistant and bus conductor, all jobs ordained for her by the authorities. The young woman really only “emerges” in her fantasies, where she can escape from her dull, normal life.
Melania Jakubisková
as Helene
Christa Heiser
as Asta
Carola Braunbock
as Tante
Milan Sládek
as Pantomime
Herwart Grosse
as Kubinke, Busfahrer
Rolf Hoppe
as Himmelblau
Lissy Tempelhof
as Frau Fertig
Irene Korb
as Leiterin des Exquisit
Heinz-Jörg Herrmann
as Boxer
Freimut Götsch
as Freund des Boxers
Peter Rabenalt
as Saxophonspieler
Hans Hardt-Hardtloff
as Betrunkener im Bus
