Germany, 1946. Hunger, rubble, returning soldiers. Charlotte is pregnant, but her beloved homecomer wants neither her nor his child. To win him over and escape the impending disgrace, she enrols in the "Fräulein Course" run by actress Gloria Deven, who was an aspiring film starlet under fascism and is now banned from working. But Gloria, with her merciless teaching, is not interested in reviving the girls' coquetry, which had become unnecessary during the war. Instead, she awakens in Lotte a longing for something that has been denied her for too long: Freedom. „Trümmermädchen – Germany Year Zero“ tells the story of young women's self-empowerment against the backdrop of the destruction of World War II in intense, striking images and is a fervent plea for community and sisterhood.
