On the surface, Helga presents itself as a serious sex education film. It was produced during a time when the West German government was attempting to modernize sexual education in schools, yet the public discourse remained largely conservative. The film follows the titular character, Helga, a young woman navigating her sexual awakening and the eventual journey of pregnancy and childbirth.
The 1967 West German film (English title: Helga: On the Origins of Human Life helga film 1967 youtube