East Berlin, 1973. Eighteen-year-old Hans Bronstein and his girlfriend arrive at his parents’ summer house to find a former Nazi camp Kapo chained there—employed when Hans’s father Arno and his friends were prisoners. Hans demands legal justice; Arno insists on his own retribution. Sister Elle, traumatized into institutionalization, cannot mediate. When Arno forces a confession, Hans frees the prisoner, confronting their irreconcilable pasts.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| MMatthias PaulHans Bronstein | Hans Bronstein |
 Armin Mueller-StahlArno Bronstein | Arno Bronstein |
 Angela WinklerElle Bronstein | Elle Bronstein |
 Katharina AbtMartha Lepschitz | Martha Lepschitz |
 Rolf HoppeGefangener | Gefangener |
 Karin EickelbaumRahel Lepschitz | Rahel Lepschitz |
| BBuddy EliasGordon Kwart | Gordon Kwart |
 Peter MaticHugo Lepschitz | Hugo Lepschitz |
 Alexander MayRotstein | Rotstein |