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In German with English subtitles. Also known as
The Rats.
Maria Schell stars as an East German girl anxious to get a fake passport to the West. To raise the necessary funds, she sells her illegitimate baby to another woman (Heidemarie Hatheyer), who hopes that the child will bring her closer to her husband. There are rats scampering and chewing up food, but the actual "rats" of the title are of the human variety--notably the petty crook (Curd Jürgens) who impregnates Ms. Schell in the first place.
