Alfred Andersch

Der Vater eines Mörders

Germany, 1928: a pupil attends a Greek lesson in which the head of his school, Oberstudiendirektor Himmler, takes over from the teacher. Himmler is in fact the father of the eponymous murderer, Heinrich Himmler. The film is based on Alfred Andersch's last story.

Winterspelt 1944

In the Second World War, spring 1944: shortly before the planned Ardennes offensive, Germans and Americans stand waiting on the German-Belgian border. The small Eifel village of Winterspelt threatens to become the scene of a bloody battle. A German officer comes up with a plan to hand over his battalion to the Americans without a fight. He finds support from three inhabitants of the small village, who help him to present his offer of surrender to the Americans, which they ultimately reject.

Redhead

Bored with her marriage, Franziska decides to travel to Venice.

Redhead

Bored with her marriage, Franziska decides to travel to Venice.

Sansibar

The plot revolves around a group of people who, for various reasons, want to flee Germany to Sweden in 1937.