Lots Weib

Katrin Lot, the wife of Navy officer Richard Lot, begins seeking a divorce after years of marriage. She has made this decision because she feels that their relationship no longer has any love in it and that maintaining it would necessitate mutual deception and pretense. However, her husband, primarily out of fear for his promising career, disagrees with the divorce and therefore disguises himself under the cloak of morality, which becomes nothing more than a false and superficial cover. Unfortunately for her, the majority of people in Katrin's surroundings also stand behind the same moral barrier out of convenience or resentment, turning her struggle for divorce into a battle against societal prejudices. After a very weak and drawn-out first half of the movie, which was only enlivened by a few games with form, the quality surprisingly improved when Katrin found herself in conflict with colleagues, the law, and the courts. (03.03.2013)