The read
It runs a compact 1h 28m.
Synopsis
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…
Ratings
IMDb6.3/10
8 audience votes
Key crew
- Hansjürgen PohlandDirector
- Hansjürgen PohlandScreenplay
- Helmut KircherScreenplay
- Michael HinzScreenplay
Cast
- Peter BrandtJoachim Mahlke (older)
- Wolfgang NeussPilenz
- Herbert WeißbachKlohse
- Claudia BremerTulla
- Michael HinzJagdflieger
- Helmut KircherCaptain Lieutenant
- Ingrid van BergenMahlkes Tante
- Lars BrandtJoachim Mahlke (younger)
- Hans-Peter BrandesEsch
- Wolf-Ruediger KnocheKupka
- Klaus LangeheineckeBuschmann
- Mathias WagnerWinter