Monika (1938)

Monika (German: Eine Mutter kämpft um ihr Kind, lit. 'A Mother Fights for Her Child') is a 1938 German melodrama film directed and written by Heinz Helbig. The story centers on a singer who relinquishes her illegitimate daughter to a German engineer in São Paulo to pursue her career, only to return eight years later as a celebrated film star and wife of a prominent surgeon, demanding custody after encountering the child on a film set.

• Release Date: 1938-01-05
• Runtime: 1h 24min
• Production Company: Aco-Film
• Production Country: Germany
• Director: Heinz Helbig