In 1939, Charlotte Salomon leaves Berlin to seek refuge at her grandparents' villa in the south of France. A little later, war breaks out, and Charlotte must, besides forgetting all she left behind, deal with her grandmother's depression, and her mother's suicide. To fight despair, Charlotte starts to paint, producing over one thousand images. "Is my life real, or is it theater?" This is the title she gives her body of work, which highlights her former life in Berlin. She finds herself though her art, but in 1943 is deported to Germany and Auschwitz.
Birgit Doll
as Charlotte Salomon
Elisabeth Trissenaar
as Paulinka
Brigitte Horney
as Grandma
Max Croiset
as Albert
Peter Capell
as Grandfather
Derek Jacobi
as Daberlohn
Peter Faber
as Frits Blech
Maria Machado
as Mrs. Schwartz
Shireen Strooker
as Mukki
Patricia Hodge
as Teacher
Yoka Berretty
as Mrs. Morgan
Irene Jarosch
as Magda
