The high-scoring World War II mini-series is also very shocking to see World War II from a German perspective! War can dig out the ugliest side of human nature until it loses it!
Five best friends and their reunion.
Five young men join the war at the end of their youth, completely unaware of the impact the war will have on them and on the world. Days before Germany invaded the Soviet Union in 1941: Five childhood friends meet in Berlin to say goodbye. Winter (Walker Bruch), a Wehrmacht soldier with a strong belief in the Nazis; Friedham (Tom Schilling), Wilhelm's brother, who is suspicious of the Nazis, scoffs at the Nazis and becomes a hero. Soldier; Greta (played by Katherine), who aspires to be a movie star and loves life; Charlotte (played by Stein Miriam), who also holds firm beliefs in the Nazis and inspires to become a nurse to serve the people and the head of state; Desperate to convince his parents, Victor (played by Ludwig), a Jew who finally leaves Germany. The five young men spend their final hours of peace before fate separates them.
The story takes place between 1941-1945. Due to the outbreak of the war, five close friends were forced to leave their hometowns and each other, three went to the Eastern Front and two stayed in Berlin. This war brought not only sacrifices, but also painful memories that will last a lifetime. Some of them joined for a purpose, while others struggled painfully between conscience and national responsibility.
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Although the stories of the five protagonists in this play are fictitious, in order to ensure the authenticity of the play as much as possible and convince the veterans who participated in World War II and their descendants, screenwriter Stefan Kolditz has consulted a lot of information over the years and visited many war survivors.
The German "Bild" commented on the play: the suffering brought to Germany by the Second World War is deeper than anything that happened in the 20th century. The show narrates that history in vivid contemporary cinematic language and is definitely worth watching.
The show has three episodes of 90 minutes each.
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