It is based on Leonhard Frank's novella "Karl und Anna" and tells the story of two friends in a POW camp during World War I. One of them escapes and forms a relationship with the other man's wife.
This narrative is rooted in Leonhard Frank's novella "Karl und Anna" and explores the story of two friends who are held captive together during World War I. One of them breaks free and forms a romantic bond with the wife of his fellow prisoner.