The life of a Jewish composer and a German journalist are cleverly intertwined in this illustration of how past events can return to reap unfortunate consequences on present-day lives. The Jewish composer, Hermann Gebirtig, is pursued by a writer who wants him to return to the town of his birth, and contribute to a courtroom battle against a former Nazi concentration camp supervisor. Meanwhile, German journalist Konrad Sachs faces a tough wake-up call when he stumbles across the horrible reality of his father's former life as a powerful SS-Doctor. The two disparate experiences of the men are used to indicate the many difficulties faced by people associated with the Second World War, resulting in a powerful and historically important tale.

• Warsaw International Film Festival Jewish Motives 2004 (Warsaw, Poland)
• Cannes Market 2003 (Cannes, France)
• Emden International Film Festival 2003 (Emden, Germany)
• Palm Springs International Film Festival 2003 (Palm Springs, United States)
• Philadelphia International Film Festival 2003 (Philadelphia, United States)
• AFI Los Angeles International Film Festival 2002 (Los Angeles, United States)
• Diagonale Film Festival 2002 (Gaz, Austria)
• Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 2002 (Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic)