Magdalena and Michael have loved each other since they were children. But when the Nazis come to power, Michael rebels against the regime and is sentenced to fifteen years in a concentration camp. Magdalena, meanwhile, goes underground with the help of a friend and later immigrates to the Soviet Union. Michael, who has joined the Red Army, discovers on the way to Moscow that Magdalena is staying there. But when his plane lands, she is already on her way back to Germany. Michael hopes that one day, he and Magdalena will be reunited.
Annekathrin Bürger
as Magdalena
Armin Mueller-Stahl
as Michael
Ulrich Thein
as Jürgen
Marga Legal
as Mutter Seifert
Betty Loewen
as Hanna Bartels
Monika Lennartz
as Katja
Gertraud Kreissig
as Ursula
Natalja J. Iljina
as Wera
Talla S. Nowikowa
as Pilotin
Leonid Iudov
as Sascha
Nikolai J. Lukinow
as Sowjet Major
Walter Lendrich
as Schröter
