Friedrich manages to escape from East Germany to the West in the 1950s. On his arrival, he is greeted with the words Herzlich Willkommen, or "cordial, heartfelt welcome." However, once he finds employment, what he experiences is anything but a cordial welcome at his new job, where he is a teacher/counselor for "wayward children" located in a former castle. The institution is headed by a former Nazi who runs it with the help of the more criminal, bullying boys. Despite these obstacles, Friedrich manages to establish a rapport with a boy who wants to go "straight," and also begins to have an affair with an attractive female teacher at the school.
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Barbara Auer
Elke Kramer
Hark Bohm
Director
Hark Bohm
Screenplay
Dorothee Schön
Screenplay
Walter Kempowski
Novel
Martin Schulz
Executive Producer
Natalia Bowakow
Executive Producer
Hark Bohm
Producer
Christoph Holch
Producer
Edward Kłosiński
Director of Photography
Jens-Peter Ostendorf
Original Music Composer
Moune Barius
Editor
Birgit Missal
Costume Design
Christian Bussmann
Production Design
