In the late 70s, young Petra Grust begins teaching at the progressive Odenwald School. She is flattered by the trust placed in her by its widely respected headmaster Simon Pistorius. But gradually certain incidents at the boarding school begin to unsettle her. Petra then realizes that Pistorius is abusing Frank, a 13-year-old. When Frank is told that he has to spend school holidays with Pistorius, he tries to commit suicide. Petra tells Frank's father (the chairman of the school's governing body) but he believes Pistorius instead of his own son. Petra fails to convince people of the man's true nature. 30 years later, Frank goes to Petra, who has long since left the school and has stopped teaching altogether. He has never been able to speak about what happened but now, after the suicide of another pupil, he is no longer willing to remain silent. He wants Petra to bear witness at the school's forthcoming anniversary celebrations.

At a tennis club in rural Germany, preparations for the summer party are led by Heribert. When a separate grill is suggested for Erol, the club's only Muslim member, tensions flare. What begins as a simple discussion quickly turns into a debate about societal and personal conflicts, threatening to tear the club apart.

Mikhail Devyatayev, a captured Soviet pilot who leads an escape from a German concentration camp by hijacking an aircraft.

雲格拿的第一部，遊戲、實驗、理想，甚至幻想，都是導演第一部的專利。這裏有個更詩意，完全自我的雲格拿。鄉下仔入城，投靠頹廢癲家姐，吸膠隊草無日無之。猴擒去追女仔，卻遇上人生最丟臉的滑鐵盧。生活無定向，忘情食毒菇，食出了個第二空間的生命，終日跟白色的聲音周旋 (專家名之精神分裂；看，雲格拿也在反建制命名)。做自己還是做人，本來就是生命的抉擇。有這個奸樣型仔丹尼布魯 (《快樂的謊言》、《大教育家》)，原來發現電影會繞着一個人轉。

影片由奥斯卡·罗勒根据由他自己创作的小说《出身》改编成电影。故事的时间跨度从二战结束后的1949年一直延续到80年代，讲述了联邦德国一个家庭祖孙三代人的故事。罗伯特·弗赖塔格(雷纳德·施莱舍)的祖父埃里希(约根·沃格尔)，一个战俘，在逃亡中将自己的妻子托付给另一个女人。罗伯特的父母，作家诺拉和罗尔夫，因一场桃色事件而相互折磨，并为了追求自我实现和自由恋爱而走向毁灭。罗伯特自己，在祖父母充满安全感的家庭和68年代被压抑的生活间成长，一直在艰难地寻找属于自己的幸福。by:yakubd.cc