| Monika | |
| Director: | Heinz Helbig |
| Studio: | Aco-Film |
| Distributor: | Various |
| Country: | Germany |
| Language: | German |
Monika or A Mother Fights for Her Child (German: '''Eine Mutter kämpft um ihr Kind''') is a 1938 German drama film directed by Heinz Helbig and starring Maria Andergast, Iván Petrovich, and Theodor Loos.
An unmarried German engineer and singer have a child together in Sao Paulo. Due to her ambitions for her career she abandons the daughter, leaving her in the care of the father who returns to Germany. Eight years later the mother, now a famous film star, demands custody of the daughter.