In 1966, a former gymnast returns to his hometown Danzig, which is now a part of Poland. He begins to reflect on one of his classmates, Joachim Mahlke, who disappeared during World War II. Mahlke was initially marked as an outsider due to his oversized Adam’s apple, but when he turned out to be a great diver, the in-crowd embraced him. Then he steals a Knight’s Cross from a soldier and is expelled from school. Volunteering for war service, he earns a medal himself and hopes his reputation will be rehabilitated. But the school principal refuses and Mahlke deserts from the army…
Hansjürgen Pohland
Director
Peter Brandt
Joachim Mahlke (older)
Wolfgang Neuss
Pilenz
Herbert Weißbach
Klohse
Claudia Bremer
Tulla
Michael Hinz
Jagdflieger
Helmut Kircher
Captain Lieutenant
Ingrid van Bergen
Mahlkes Tante
Lars Brandt
Joachim Mahlke (younger)
Hans-Peter Brandes
Esch
Men in War66%
The Grey Zone66%
Stop-Loss61%
Casualties of War72%
Walking with the Enemy63%
Jarhead: Law of Return65%
Rommel61%
Born on the Fourth of July70%
The Deer Hunter79%
Mexicali77%
Escape from Sobibor72%
Hunting Season73%
Redacted60%
Jawbone61%
In die Sonne schauen68%
Convict65%
The Born Losers63%
The Substitute69%
Hell Hath No Fury64%
Essential Killing58%
