Die Bagage

Josef and Maria Moosbrugger live with their children on the outskirts of a mountain village. They are the outcasts, the poor, the baggage. It is the time of the First World War, and Josef is drafted into the army. Maria and the children are left alone and become dependent on the protection of the mayor. During this time, Georg arrives from Hanover, who not only speaks High German and is beautiful but one day also knocks on the door of the baggage. It is also the time when Maria becomes pregnant with Grete, the child of the family, with whom Josef will never speak a word: the mother of the author. Monika Helfer tells the story of her own origins with great force.