In August of 1914, amidst the public ecstasy surrounding the impending war, Hans Gastl, the young son of a Munich bürger, makes a decision: he will not take part in this war. This resolution signifies a turning point in his life; a farewell to his class and his family.

• DEFA
• Jan Spitzer
• Rolf Ludwig
• Katharina Lind
• Mathilde Danegger
• Heidemarie Wenzel
• Jürgen Heinrich
• Manfred Krug
• Annekathrin Bürger