Nangula Gideon and Nangula Cornelius, two Namibian women in their early twenties, spent their childhood together in exile in East Germany.
Born in 1889, Albert Linnecke has been a teacher in the rural village of Rindtorf for 34 years. After serving in WWI, he begins to chronicle the events of the village in his diary.
Neidhardt von Gneisenau was a major initiator of Prussian reform after playing an important role in Napolean's defeat at Waterloo. This documentary is based on historical documents, personal notes, paintings and sketches and also incorporates re-enacted scenes from Gneisenau's life.
The penultimate film in the Wittstock documentary series returns to Wittstock shortly after German reunification.
During the summer of 1989, large numbers of East Germans emigrated illegally via Hungary.
Friedrich von Hardenberg, called Novalis, watches scenes from his life in a sort of dying vision. His father convinces him to study law and take on a public office out of duty to the family; his uncle tries to pass on his beliefs about the poetry of war.