TV series
What happens when the country you love betray everything you believe?
Career-soldier Wilhelm, his pacifist younger brother Friedhelm, and their friends Charlotte, Viktor and Greta say farewell in the summer of 1941 in Berlin, with the promise to meet again after the war.
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Checked Nov 10, 2026
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Career-soldier Wilhelm, his pacifist younger brother Friedhelm, and their friends Charlotte, Viktor and Greta say farewell in the summer of 1941 in Berlin, with the promise to meet again after the war.
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Episode 1
On the eve of the Russian invasion in 1941, five German friends gather in Berlin before going separate ways: army lieutenant Wilhelm, his intellectual brother Friedhelm, nurse Charlotte, Jewish tailor Viktor, and his singer girlfriend Greta.
Directed by Philipp KadelbachWritten by Stefan KolditzGuest stars Christiane Paul, Maxim Mehmet, Johanna Gastdorf, Peter Kremer, Trystan Pütter, David Zimmerschied, Joel Basman, Anne Diemer
Episode 2
As the war progresses, the soldiers realize they are not fighting the war that they expected. Charlotte and Greta must live with the consequences of their choices, and Viktor and Wilhelm find themselves on the run.
Directed by Philipp KadelbachWritten by Stefan KolditzGuest stars Alina Levshin, Lucas Gregorowicz, Maxim Mehmet, Adam Markiewicz, Johanna Gastdorf, Peter Kremer, Trystan Pütter, David Zimmerschied
Episode 3
The German army begins to retreat from the Eastern Front, and all five friends must decide who to side with in order to survive and fulfill their pledge to reunite in Berlin.
Directed by Philipp KadelbachWritten by Stefan KolditzGuest stars Christiane Paul, Alina Levshin, Lucas Gregorowicz, Inga Jarkova, Adam Markiewicz, Anne Diemer, Karina Plachetka, Judith Engel
Episode information updated Nov 15, 2026
Volker BruchWilhelm Winter
Tom SchillingFriedhelm Winter
Katharina SchüttlerGreta Müller
Christiane PaulLilja
Ludwig TrepteViktor Goldstein
Miriam SteinCharlotte
Alina LevshinAlina
Mark WaschkeDorn
ZDFGermany
ZDFGermany
Beta FilmGermany
