In May 1945, returning soldier Michael Duda finds his hometown Weißenthal unoccupied. He meets escaped camp prisoner Arno Laube, who leads the town’s ad hoc move toward democracy and improbably appoints 19-year-old Michael as mayor. Tasked with refugees, shortages, and rogue soldiers, Michael must prove himself in a fractured No Man’s Land.
Cast
Peter Friedrichson
Michael Duda
Peter Aust
Arno Laube
Elke Münch
Susanne
Rosemarie Deibel
Dudas Mutter
Ilona Brömmer-Weiß
Marianne
Bruno Carstens
Bruno
Fred Delmare
Fritz
Volkmar Kleinert
Horst
Christoph Beyertt
Herrmann
Wolfgang Greese
Fabrikant Herzberger
Werner Dissel
Amtsdiener Göpel
Herwart Grosse
Lehrer Petzold
Karla Runkehl
Unknown
Ruth Kommerell
Unknown