Synopsis
What can I do as an individual? It's not an easy question, but anyone who reaches for their ID card in Germany will find the answer there. In 1990, Marlies Krämer decided not to sign her new papers, as only the male variant 'Inhaber' (holder, male term in German) was in the signature field. Nationwide she collected signatures until the legislature decided to recognize her and thus all women as 'Inhaberin' (holder, female term in German)
Today the 84-year-old is fighting against the banking system. She asks her Bank 'Sparkasse' to be recognized as 'Kundin' (customer, female term in German). A symbilic dispute against the patriachal system. Who is this strong woman? Who is she fighting for at her age? Where does she get her strength from?
DIE KUNDIN, a portrait of the amazing life of Marlies Krämer, a German feminist who has been fighting for gender justice in the German language for more than 30 years. Tireless and resolute she casts off her past as an incapacitated wife of the 1070s and has persistently pursued one goal: to be recognizable as a woman in language and words. Successes and setbacks accompany this story of a good-humored fighter.
