Time of Maturity (German: Reifezeit) is a German drama film, directed by Sohrab Shahid-Saless and released in 1976.
[1] One of the first films Shahid-Saless directed after immigrating to Germany from his native Iran, the film centres on the coming of age of Michael (Mike Henning), a young boy who runs errands for his blind neighbour to save up for a bicycle; meanwhile, his single mother (Eva Manhardt) has tried to shield him from knowing that she works as a prostitute.
[2] The cast also includes Eva Lissa, Charles Hans Vogt, Heinz Lieven, Lothar Köster, Sabine Titze and Axel Brehmer in supporting roles.
[1] It premiered in August 1976 at the Locarno Film Festival, where it received an honorable mention from the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury.
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