Dir.: Walburg von Waldenfels; Script: Walburg von Waldenfels Scén./Script: Walburg von Waldenfels, Christian Frosch; Phot.: Krzysztof Ptak; Ed.: Christel Orthmann; Mus.: Peter Ludwig; Cast: Geno Lechner, Antje Westermann, Margit Carstensen; Prod. & Sales: Jost Hering, Jost Hering Filmproduktion, Greifswalder Strasse 211, 10405 Berlin (Allemagne), tél.: (030) 443 59 907, fax: (030) 443 59 909.

Loosely based on a true story, GESCHE'S GIFT tells about Gesche Gottfried who became notorious in 19th century Bremen for killing fifteen people with arsenic. Known by her neighbours and friends as a moral and religious woman, a loving mother and devoted wife, Gesche embarked on a 15-year campaign of mass murder. In this period she poisoned her parents, her brother, two husbands, three children and numerous friends. When apprehended, she didn't deny her deeds but couldn't provide any explanation for her behaviour. GESCHE'S GIFT doesn't attempt to dispel any of the mystery surrounding the notorious poisoner but offers, instead, a picture of her very peculiar world, a highly "romantic" place where passion, solitude and guilt are omnipresent.