"THE BATTLE FOR BERLIN" "FOR FREEDOM" "WE SHALL NEVER SURRENDER!" "This is the Wehrmacht H.Q." "Fighting again centered in Bremen yesterday." "In heavy combat with many ises, the English were able to press deeper into the city." "Our units bravely pushed west and attacked from Furstenwaide." "They attacked the Boisheviks on their flank south of Berlin." "The Baruth-Zsen road was seized." "Our young divisions west of Berlin reached Beelitz in a daring attack." "There they battle the Soviets in the woods." "The Soviets continued to advance around Stettin and Prenzlau." ""DER PANZERBAR" WE SHALL HOLD OUT!" "The Battle in Berlin:" "Fighting focused on the Battle for Berlin." "All able men fight side by side." "Our soldiers fight like true heroes to repel the Bolshevist onslaught." "Fighting raged around Tiergarten and Alt-Moabit." "This was a report of the Wehrmacht H.Q." "ERNST MAY EXECUTED 8-22-44" "KARL ZECH EXECUTED 11-15-44" "IT STARTED 20 YEARS AGO" "The first transatlantic flight!" "Local news!" "I hardly recognized you!" "You have such a nice..." "Such a nice suit." "Wonderful!" " Have you been waiting long?" " Rather." "I grew out of it waiting!" "So?" "What now?" "Yes, what now?" "What are you doing?" "Idiot!" "Let's get out of here!" " How much is that?" " 75." " That's too expensive." " Today's Sunday." "Thank you." "What?" "Afew days ago we didn't know each other." "And now we're lying in the sun together." "We couldn't lie here in the rain." "What does your father call you:" "Lotte or Charlotte?" "Lotte." "Charlotte when he's mad at me." "Lotte." " When did we start using first names?" " Now." "JOB CENTER" " Mr. Hotshot from the gas works!" " Mom dolled him up!" "First-class worsted!" "Posh!" "Very posh!" "What's so funny?" "He's not here for fun." "You're mixed up." "You wanted the line to the altar." "I spoke with the boss and we can't do anything." "Sorry, but we're laying people off every day." "I'll let you know if we have anything." "I put you in ourfiles." "4 MILLION UNEMPLOYED" "Hey, Lotte." "Say that again." "Yes, Hanschen." "That's right." "That means I'll..." "Heavens!" "Lotte!" "Then I'm going to be a father." "Lottekin!" "Lottekin!" "I'm going crazy!" "I'm going mad!" "Hans, stop it!" "I can't breathe!" "You can't do that to a young mother." "Heavens!" "I didn't think about that." " You messed up my work!" " Who cares!" " When then?" " End of March, I think." "Excellent!" "We'll get married." "Very soon." "What am I lying on?" "My pin cushion." "I'll get an apartment." "Forthe three of us." "What will we live on?" "I'll find a job." "There must be one." "...AND NIGHTS AT THE SCALA" "You now take over responsibility which I had for Lotte as her brother." "And i know not Where your wedding gown is from," "And you have no myrtle in your hair." "The plate from which You eat your bread," "Do not look long at it, cast it away." "Love it will last or last it will not," "No matter where you do stay." "What an artist he is!" "And unemployed!" "And now friends, I'd like to authorize a drink." "Because I am deeply moved..." "Because I'm so profoundly moved today by all your generous wedding gifts." "Cheers!" "If the items there aren't quite enough to furnish this ballroom attractively, believe me, Lotte, you can rely on the industry of Hans and on ourfriendship." "Cheers!" "Room in the biggest hut for a loving couple!" "My landlord gave me a lease with no security but my honest face." "I thought long and hard about what to give my new tenants." "Then I decided..." "Numberfour!" "We always were a cleanly people!" "Finally, I would like to say that..." " Schmidt." " Blank here." "This former steam laundry will be used as a cradle for Earth's new citizen, which Lotte is already carrying under her heart." "It is my wish that it will be born in bettertimes than we were." "Awish as old as humanity itself." "But in ourtimes it is still a pious vow." "The old generation passes the buck." "It simply makes its getaway to a better life in the hereafter." "It leaves behind the dusty, useless relics." "Things like class snobbery." "Xenophobia, jingoism war mongering, hero worship." "Junk handed down from our earliest ancestors." " Now he's getting political!" " Yes." "And why?" "To attack misery in Germany." "Unemployment 4 million and rising!" "Faith healing won't work." "And as long as the police, our State's paid officials, shoot on demonstrating workers and take their lives," "I'll stay political." "And now I'll drink to you blockheads finally understanding." "You sirs, who tell us how to live righteously," "And how to avoid sin and misdeed," "First give us something to eat," "Then you can talk." "That's your introduction." "You who love Your bellies and your righteousness," "There's one thing you should know and not forget." "We see you twist and turn the truth." "Food comes first," "And morals when we're full!" "First it must be posible" "To spare a slice of the ample loaf For the poor people too." "What does man live on?" "What does man live on?" "On hourly racking, strangling, Cheating and eating his fellow men." "Man lives on that alone." "So he can completely forget," "Completely forget," "That he is still a man..." "ERNA PESCHKE MIDWIFE" "Yes?" "What's up?" " Herr Behnke!" " Frau Peschke, it's time!" "You think so?" "I suppose you should know!" "I think we still have time!" "Congratulations, Herr Behnke!" "A boy!" "Handsome!" "Very handsome, isn't he?" "Can I touch him?" " Lotte!" " I'm here, Kurt." "Your big brother has to ask you how things are!" " What's Mr. Nephew up to?" " Eating us out of house and home." "Probably a sign of malnutrition." "Look at this, nipper." "Look what your uncle brought you!" "There you go." "Eat that!" "That's good!" " What's Hans up to?" "How are you?" " So la la!" "You heard what Mummy said?" "So la la!" "You've got a dirty nose." "Not speaking to me?" "You little scaliwag!" "What?" " I fully agree!" " Want some coffee?" "If you twist my arm." "There you go, nipper." "That's good." " Lottekin, I have a present." " What is it?" "Have a look foryourself." "It was good of you to think about that, Kurt." "I built it myself!" "In all modesty!" " He's a good boy!" " Who's crying here?" "No more wandering around whereveryou want, my boy." "NOT HIRING" "DOWN WITH EXPLOITATION!" "FREEDOM AND BREAD!" "Get out of here!" "They locked me up." "I was treated like a criminal." "I don't know what will happen." " If something happens to the boy..." " It won't be that bad." " Such children get ill easily." " But Helmut is so weak and..." "Damn it, he's undernourished!" "He has to get out of this rathole!" "Go in the kitchen." "He's asleep." "Lotte, I..." "I know, Hans." "At least I can light up my pipe here." "You won't go down yet, Hans." "I've tried everything." "I've begged for work." " If it weren't for you..." " Don't be so soppy!" "You can't pretend I'm not there." "I have a..." " I have a right to work." " A right, Hans!" "5-6 million unemployed have that right." "60-80 in the whole world." "Maybe even 100 million." "Figures vary, but that's not important." "Steady world prices are important." "Dump the coffee into the ocean!" "Cast grain to the fire!" "Betterthan no profit!" "Heil Hitler!" "Don't shout!" "The baby!" "What's up." "Is he ill?" "Serious?" "Plebitis, probably." "It's no surprise." "The police should ban this." "And they will, Frau Behnke!" "Bet your life on it!" "Let Hitlertake over." "What are you doing?" "Propaganda and protests." " Fighting." " Against capitalists." "Against your stupidity and indifference and your damn addiction to comfort." " What's comfortable about this?" " You heard me right!" "You blame God and the world foryour peril." "You're too comfortable and lazy to ask why." "What's he got to do with it?" "You'll see what." "Hans, you should have come to the meeting." "A golden age awaits all us workers." "Count on it." "You should have heard:" "War on unemployment." "An end to substandard housing." "No excess profits fortrusts." "Against junkers and coal magnates!" " Nobody will earn over 1000 marks." " Raises." "Workers get paid holidays and a say in management." "In one word:" "Paradise." "God's name is Adolf Hitler." " You believe that, idiot!" " Shut yourface!" " It will be shut foryou soon." " Don't argue here." "What do you offer?" "Empty phrases!" ""Workers of the world, unite!"" "Look at this:" "New boots, top leather, a new shirt." " Facts, not words!" " I know facts less snug than your boot." "They're arguing again." "Politics." "Let's not worry ourselves sick." "I'll get work again." "I have to get something." "HIRING FOREMEN, FITTERS, TURNERS, CLEANING LADIES" "That'd be good, eh?" " You can't go in." " Why not?" " Strike against wage cuts." " You can go in when it's over." " I don't care." "I need work." " We all do." " We're on strike!" " You should care!" "Me?" "I care that my son is sick!" "WE'RE COMING TO POWER!" "HITLER IN POWER" " Hello." " Good evening." " Where's the problem?" " It's okay, thanks." "The key is stuck." "I'll fix it." "Let's see your screwdriver." "Don't go out of your way." " Good evening." " Evening, Frau Salomon." " You won't fix it, Herr Behnke." " Why not?" "I'm a trained locksmith." " We don't want to put you out." " You're not." " We're Jewish." " So what?" "I don't let myself be bossed around." "Let's try it from inside." "There!" "Just a trifle." "I need to file down the bit." " I'll do that tonight." " Thank you." " Your screwdriver!" " You're a good man." "You mean a good locksmith!" "Lotte!" "Where have you been?" "Come on!" "I got more work." "The Salomons' key wasn't right." " What's cooking?" " Potato soup." " What's Helmut doing?" " Sleeping." "How did it go today?" "Okay." "Wagner was moaning." "He's understaffed." "They're looking for craftsmen." " Tastes good!" " Really?" "I'm doing well there." "With overtime." "50% extra." "It adds up." "Here's your housekeeping money." "Count it." " Put some in our vacation fund." " 70, 75..." " There's a KdF resort in Bansin." " 78.25..." " I don't..." " Wonderful." "Here, 25 pfennigs for you." "I don't know if Bansin is for National Socialists or common German nationals, but I'll write them." "Don't bother." "I'll go." " Heil Hitler!" "Frau Behnke?" " Yes?" " Your husband home?" " Yes." "I'd like to speak with him for a moment." " Please wait here." "He'll come soon." " Thank you." " Who is it?" " No idea." "He's in the..." " What does he want?" " I think he's a Party member." " Heil Hitlers and swastikas." " That's nice." "They come to the factory and stick their noses in everything." " Be careful!" " I won't say Heil Hitler." "What's that?" " Not on pain of death." " Hans!" "Damned sniffles!" " Please." " No, thank you." "I don't want to keep you." "I'm from the Party cell." "Yes." " Nice place you've got here." " Yes." " Have an ashtray." " Thank you." "Only 3 installments left luckily." "We're all lucky to be living in the new era." "This is just the beginning." "But tell me please, Herr Behnke, where were you yesterday evening?" "That's a strange question." "Have I done something wrong?" " Do you have a guilty conscience?" " Me?" "No." "Yesterday was the cell meeting." " You weren't on the attendance list." " I wasn't there." "Exactly." "I was on late shift." "Oh, right." "Well then." "Everyone must devote all strength to the Fuhrer." "It is your duty to attend, Herr Behnke." "By the way..." " You have nice pictures here." " But not one of the Fuhrer." "I looked for something suitable." "But I don't want anything cheap." "It has to be the right one!" "Thank you." "You haven't displayed yourflag, Herr Behnke." "If you don't have a flag, we'll pass the hat." "Especially for you." " How do you know?" " What?" "About the flag." "You notice it when you're out walking." " Looks a bit bare, don't you think?" " Yes." "Never mind." "Heil Hitler, Herr Behnke." " Hey, that's the light!" "Don't fall down!" " Thank you." " Hans, you're too flippant." " Not me." " Who is he?" " From the Party cell." " Finish supper." " I lost my appetite." "I need a schnapps to get overthe fright." "You have one too." " This is Greater German Radio." " There, Lotte." "Nuremberg is decorated for a Reich Party Congress of freedom." "Black, white and red swastikas adorn every square." "Thousands have convened..." "Who's that?" "I don't know him." "Who will succeed Wagner?" "I thought of Behnke." " A capable and conscientious man." " Party member?" "No." "Not yet." "But..." "Please sit down." " There you go." " Thank you." " Behnke?" " Yes." "I think there was something." " Should I call him?" " No, skip it." " Anything on him?" " I'll talk to him." " I can have him come here." " Not yet." "There's no hurry." " Bye, Lotte!" " Goodbye!" " Lottekin!" " Well, Kurt!" " I haven't seen you for ages!" " I had a lot to do." "Don't let me disturb you." "Just dropping by." " So early?" "What's up?" " What could be up?" " Is Helmut here?" " He should get up." "Helmut!" "Get up!" "I'm already up, Mommy!" "Lottekin, has anyone asked about me?" "No, not about you." "A man from the Party cell came to see Hans yesterday." " Kurt, is something up?" " What could be up?" " I must go." " I'll fix some food." "No, kid, no food." "Some coffee if you have any." " The Reich Athletic Field's something!" " Classy." "Yes, but for our money." " Been there?" " No." "I preferto stay on my balcony." "The others are in for more surprises." "Right?" "I don't care." "Think they'll come here?" "They'll make a fuss and throw money around." "Then nobody will come." "Then we can play an exhibition game." "Pankow against Wilmersdorf." "Shall we continue?" " Herr Behnke?" " Yes?" "One moment." "Can I talk to you for a moment?" "Oh, right." "Where is Kurt Blank?" " He's your brother-in-law?" " Yes." "How should I know where he is?" "Probably at home." "When did you last see him?" "It must have been 4-5 months ago." " I don't know for sure." " So you've had no contact with him?" "You couldn't tell me where he is?" "Good." " To Czechoslovakia." " All at once?" "Of course." "By installments?" " How will you manage?" " I've been managing a long time." " You need money." " Forget it." "I'll be okay." "Come on." "Take it." "You'll need it." "What will Hans say?" "Take it." "Hans would give you it." "There blooms an edelweiss, A little edelweiss." "Shut up!" "Why, Mommy?" "Everyone is singing it." "Not this early, Helmut." "I'd better go." " Kurt!" " Come on!" "Chin up, kid!" "Don't worry." "It'll all be okay." "So, Party Member Behnke." " I had you come..." " I'm not a member." "You're not in the NSDAP?" "That's a shame." "If Wagner goes..." "I wanted you as pressroom foreman." "But that can't happen now, sad to say." "It's unfortunate." "I'm sorry, Herr Behnke." "Please sit down, Behnke." "Tell me, Behnke, why aren't you in the Party?" " Are you opposed to it?" " Why should I be?" "That would be ridiculous." "I do understand." "Before you join, you want to be 100% sure about the magnificence of the Idea." "In your case, why stay on the sidelines?" " They aren't recruiting." " Right." "That's right." "That's temporary." "I don't want to put pressure on you, but we're an NSDAP showcase firm." "We're on the front line." "I imagine that it will be very hard one day." "That is, for me to keep you." "Heavens, Behnke!" " Read this!" " Read it or eat breakfast." "Don't rush me." " What's up?" " What could be up?" " You're in a hurry." " I want to get the housework done." "I..." " The mail!" " I have to do dishes and make beds." " Do you know an Otto Bertram?" " He's my grandfather." " He sent a card from Prague." " Really?" "That's nonsense." " He's been dead 20 years." " Dead?" "I don't get it." " He writes that he's okay." " Don't talk rubbish." "Show me that." " That's Kurt!" " Kurt?" " Yes." "That's his handwriting." " That means he made it!" "That's great!" "I'm so happy!" " I was so worried." " What else does he say?" ""I think we will meet again soon."" "I hope so." "This is no time for globetrotting." "He could have a great job here." " The dishes!" " I'll do them!" "You go and do the beds." "Helmut can dry." "It's about time." " Got any more cigarette coupons?" " First take the dishcloth and help me." " Don't break anything, boys." " No, we'll be very careful." "Do the silverware." "If I break a plate, Mom won't dare complain." "I can spank you as well as Helmut." " See if you can!" " Hans, you coward!" "Let me go!" "Children, you cowards!" " My lovely bed!" " Who wanted to spank me?" " Shame on you!" " First a kiss!" " The boy!" " Looking out the window." "That's blackmail!" " Foul!" "Clawing and biting!" " Lay off or I will bite!" " Try!" " Great!" "SS with a truck and loads of people." "What's up now?" "Go to your room." "What's up?" "The Salomons." "The bones of the world are quaking Before the Greatest of Wars." "Our fear we are now breaking." "Victory will be ours." "We'ii march until all shatters, With proud flags held unfuried," "For today we hold just Germany, But tomorrow the whole wide world." "Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia." "Its former name, Hart?" " Czechia." " Good." "Who is Richard Wagner?" "Klaus?" "Gauleiter of Munich, Bavarian Interior Minister." "No, my boy." "He is our Fuhrer's favorite composer." "Adolf Wagner is Munich gauleiter." "Why are Germans superiorto the rest, Wolfgang?" "We're the master race." "Who discovered America?" "Karl May." " Columbus!" " That's all fortoday." "Dismiss them!" "Stand up!" "Out to do yourfield work!" " I can't wait for it." " Me neither." " I don't get the Fuhrer's patience." " He knows what he's doing." " Rememberthe Atlantic Wall." " We're not there yet." "Poland first." "Convoys day and night." "Call that maneuvers?" " Of course." " Are you serious?" "No." "Those are my orders." "You must believe in maneuvers too." " Unit formed forfield work!" " Thanks." "Let's see some magic!" "Ready!" "Forward!" "Throw!" "THEY FELL FOR FUHRER AND REICH" "THE BATTLE OF STALINGRAD" "Everything seems to be okay here." "The light's not on." "Heavens." "That's right." "Come here, Lotte." " Afine kettle of fish!" " Where's Helmut?" "He's helping to clear rubble." "It was a big blast." "But it could have been worse." " It will get worse." " Who's there?" "Trust me - it'll get a lot worse." " Kurt!" " Lottekin." " You're in Germany?" " Yes, in Germany." "Kurt, it's so good to see you again." "You're not a soldier?" " Bearded." " A beard is a German charm!" " You look funny!" " Yes, funny, kids." " You look hungry." " No." " Come, I'll get you some food." " Wait!" "Let no one in." "I'm not here." "Why not?" "I don't want anyone to see me unshaven." "Kurt, what's up with you?" "Go on." "I see!" "You're a fugitive." "Everyone to number 19!" " Husband here?" " No." " Where is he?" " Why?" "The whole street's at number 19." " What's wrong here?" " I'm coming." " Bring a bucket!" " Okay." " It's tomorrow or never." " What?" "I don't even know." "I think the roller is stuck." "I'm no printer." " But it's a trifle foryou." " Atrifle that can cost me my scalp." "No, Kurt." "I can't do it." " I have a family." "I have responsibility." " Damn you, we all have." "Are you really that stubborn or just pretending to be?" "Why do you think I had to go?" "You..." " You had to." " Not out of fear." "If I was scared, why am I here now?" " It's just..." " Hear me out." "Why do we risk our scalp?" "Because we take responsibility." "It's our duty to open people's eyes." "So all can see what gangsters they are." "How long will you be part of it?" "How long will you help spread the lies?" "I'm amazed you can sleep." " This here is yourfault." " Fault?" "I didn't want the war." "Didn't do anything." "I can't change anything!" "I do my duty." " Duty?" " Yes." "Looking after Lotte and Helmut." "Do you think I haven't considered it?" "I've always been an upright person." "You can't come and accuse me." " You turn up..." " Too loud!" "You turn up under cover of darkness and ask to risk our necks." "You think it would shorten the war?" "Do you think it would save one life?" "No, Kurt." "German soldiers are at the front, and I must..." "Die." "Forthe Fatherland." "Just die." "Their lives are also worth something." "Do you think about that?" "We must do all we can to stop this mad massacre." "What about millions of people like you and me?" "We all want the same:" "Work, peace and bread." "You have to love mankind." "You see, Hans?" "That's my front." "Where do you stand?" "With your damned printing press." "Printing lies and articles full of hate." " And if it gets out?" " Well, Hans." "We're not children." "It's all planned out." "Here's the address." "Remember it and..." " Yes." " Good, Hans." "At 9 tomorrow evening." "It is manly and it is German as leaders of a great people to prove our strength in this war and take the fight to the enemy." "And it is just as manly and German to follow such a Fuhrer, unquestioningly and loyally." "Without shirking or avoiding duty." "Boys, there cannot be one single German who is not prepared and determined to fight fanatically forfinal victory." "We have faith in our luck and strength." "But we also know there are new dangers." "Even among us there are weaklings and cowards." "Some of us do not have the strength to see this unwanted warthrough to final victory." "Sinister elements repeatedly try, as do traitors and agents paid by the enemy, to stab the German nation in the back in our... holy defensive war." "Keep your eyes open!" "Just last week a Hitler Youth prevented sabotage." "He got the War Merit Cross Second Class." "And neverforget:" "Everyone of you is a soldier of the Fuhrer." "Turn it on." "END THE MADNESS OF HITLER'S WAR" "Mother?" "A Tibetan cow." "Three letters." " Why do we have a dictionary?" " You don't know." "And you're too lazy to look." "End the madness of Hitler's war." " Did you find it?" " I don't care anymore." " Heil Hitler, Herr Behnke." " Heil Hitler." "Party Member Behnke?" "I have another question about your brother-in-law's address." " Heard from him?" " Not for ages." "Not foryears." "Not worried about him?" "Unusual." " My wife was waiting." " Right." "Your wife waited for him?" "No, she waited..." " For news from him." " And you?" "Me too, of course, but we..." " We didn't see eye to eye." " Argued?" "Difference of opinion?" "Political?" "You can tell me all about it." "I didn't know... what I should tell you." "Of course." "Amazing!" "Your wife's report was totally different." " You didn't hearfrom him?" " No." " That's not what your husband said." " Impossible." "It must be a mistake." " You wrote to your brother." " How?" "I don't have his address." " I don't know where he is." " Don't get worked up." "That's enough fortoday." "We'll find your brother." "Whetheryou help or not, Frau Behnke." "Heil Hitler!" "That's it, Party Member Behnke." " What must be must be." " Yes." "Heil Hitler." "Tell me..." "Have you seen this before?" " No." "It's..." " Of course." "That's just what I thought." "Thank you." "Please be seated." "I have asked you here..." "It's about a message." "Not that important." "So." "Frau Charlotte Behnke." " Nee..." " Blank." "Right, right." "Blank." " Herr Behnke's in the Party?" " Yes." "Yes." "What type of people live in your house?" "Have you noticed anything?" "Anything to marthe atmosphere?" " No." " There could have been." "You can't look out for neighbors." "Nowadays we all have other worries..." "Yes, I rarely socialize." "Right." "Rarely." "Only in air-raid shelters." "And then you only hear rubbish." "Junk." "Nothing revealing." " Kurt!" " And you say you hadn't seen him!" "Kurt!" "My God!" "Answer me!" "I..." "I haven't seen him." " Take him away!" " Why are you shouting?" "Cause of death:" "Heart attack" "Prisoner:" "Kurt Biank Oranienburg, August 20, 1944" "Mother?" "Can't you hearthe kettle?" "Well." "Helmut?" "What do you want so late?" "Come in, boy." "What's on your mind?" "What happened to you?" "Are you in trouble?" "Tell me everything." "Having problems at home?" "It can't be all that bad." "Tell me then." "None of us is an angel." "We don't need to be." "What have you been doing?" "Did yourfather hit you?" " Should I speak with him?" " No." "I don't want to go home." " Can I stay here?" " Of course you can." "If you must." "But that's stupid." "Tell me what's up." "Go on!" "Make your report!" "That's an order!" "NOON CONCERT BEETHOVEN'S 5TH SYMPHONY" "Beethoven." "His 5th." "I've given you enough time." "I've already said everything." "You didn't have the subversive flyer in your home?" "No." "But I know better." "Heil Hitler!" "That will do." "Understand, colonel?" "Blow all bridges in Mitte." "Blowing up Bridge 4 will flood the S-Bahn tunnel underthe canal." "Thousands of women and children are inside." "I gave you an order:" "Blow it up!" "Help!" "Get out!" "Help!" "Help!" "I'm drowning!" "How can we get out of here?" "Is Moabit freed?" "Get out of here, you dog!" "DANGER OF POISONING WHEN ENGINE LEFT RUNNING!" "Cover us!" "Ivan!" "Not a soul around!" "Get out!" "That's it!" "Finito!" "Your loyal father." "Holy mackerel!" "Sometimes a guy gets lucky." " Why aren't the others coming?" " They can't anymore." "They're either dead or beat it." "Take your clothes off." "Here's what you need!" "You can't beat civvies." " What are you doing?" " Put this suit on!" "The Reds will be here any moment." " Helmut!" "Pull yourself together!" " No!" "What are you waiting for?" "Final victory?" "Do what you want!" "I'm out of here." "Fortune and glory and rich pickings." "VICTIMS OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR:" "33,8 MILLION PEOPLE" "Go on, Helmut." "Come in." "I'll leave if you want." "I..." "I was just... drying dishes." "Just say something, orthrow me out if you want." "Don't talk rubbish, you silly fool." "My boy, you're alive!" "I knew it!" "Come and sit down here." "You know, there are..." " What's up, Father?" " Nothing, my boy." "It's just... nerves, that's all." "Nothing more." "I'll put the plates away." "I have to do everything myself." " Mother is..." " I know." "I've been back 6 weeks." "From prison." "Six weeks!" "And you didn't come till now?" "I was at the door many times, but I got scared and left." "I would have been too scared today if I hadn't promised Inge I'd come." " Inge?" " She's the sister of my housemate." " My ex-housemate." " But why?" "But why?" "Why didn't you come to see me?" "I'm yourfather." "I thought..." "Thought nobody could forgive that." "My boy, you have to forgive us." "Why are you staring at me?" "Ah!" "It isn't that bad." "They got quite unfriendly when they wanted to know something." "My boy!" "You're here!" "I knew it!" "I have something foryou." "I'll get it." "Yes, Helmut." "This is where your life starts." "Life can be so good." "Very good." "I thought long and hard." "There were names in my cell." "At first they were just names." "Then they became people's fates." "Fates of people like you and me." "They were French." "Poles and Italians..." "Dutch and Germans." "They all suffered torment." "Unimaginable." "Yes, they all died." "Because they didn't want to be guilty." "You see?" "They..." "Those who come after us will inherit a better world." "It will be a better world free from all danger and suffering." "You see, I think..." "That's what it's all about." " Do you understand?" " I know, father." "Helmut!" "I hardly recognized you!" "What a nice suit you're wearing!" "My father's!" " How peaceful it all is!" " Yes, it's nice here." "My mother and father met at the railroad tracks." "Twenty years ago." "And now?" "You see, Helmut." "Everything in life repeats itself." "Everything?" "No." "It can't repeat itself." "Hey!" "And it won't repeat if we fight against it." " Us?" "Come on, Helmut!" " Yes, us." "You and me, and all who want peace." "Copyright @ 1999 TITELBILD, Berlin Subtitling:" "Adam Ure et al."