Wolfgang Borchert

Ching Ling, die Fliege

A young political prisoner in World War II is slowly going insane in his lonely cell. Only a fly, a metaphor for a woman, keeps him alive - but also because he can play fate with the fly...

Nachts schlafen die Ratten

A Little Boy in the ruins of World War II and the white lie of an old man - after a story by Wolfgang Borchert.

Draußen vor der Tür

Based on a one act play in five scenes by Wolfgang Borchert, "Draußen vor der Tür" depicts the return of a former German soldier from the Eastern Front, to post-WWII Germany and the sobering realities of de-nazification and "peacetime."

Love '47

A young man and woman meet on a bridge, both about to commit suicide by jumping into the river, and recount to each other their experiences.