1984年的东德,整个社会笼罩在国家安全局的高压统治之下,特工魏斯曼(乌尔里希·穆埃 Ulrich Mühe 饰)奉命监听剧作家德莱曼(塞巴斯蒂安·科赫 Sebastian Koch 饰)及其女友演员克里斯蒂娜(马蒂娜·格德克 Martina Gedeck 饰)的生活,监听过程中,魏斯曼渐渐对这家人的生活产生了兴趣,开始暗中帮助他们。一篇刊登在西德《明镜》报上的文章引起了特工头目的注意,他们认为这篇文章是德莱曼写的,并逮捕了克里斯蒂娜,希望能够从她口中得出她丈夫的秘密?而审问克里斯蒂娜的正是魏斯曼……
Alcala
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Anthony
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Anthony
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Cruz
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G.
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Ignacio
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J
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Joe
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Joseph
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Jr.
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Kaur
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Kurak
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Nicolas
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Preet
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Salk
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Sellar
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Winston
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多米尼克·基汀
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罗西奥·斯科托
May 1945: the end of the Second World War in the Tyrolean Alps. SS man Anton has deserted and been shot. On the run from his unit, he swaps his SS uniform for that of a dead Wehrmacht soldier and discovers a lonely mountain hut. Hannah, a Jewish woman, is hiding here. She takes Anton in and tends to his wounds.
But there is great mistrust between the two. Together they cope with the harsh everyday life in the remote hut. They are looked after by 16-year-old peasant girl Charlotte, whose family pays Hannah not to betray them. And at night, they hear fighting between the German troops and Italian partisans. Over time, a cautious familiarity develops between Anton and Hannah - he, who has done terrible things in the war, she, who has lost her family and has been struggling with fear and loneliness up here in the mountains for months. They grow closer. Hannah finds out that Anton was no ordinary soldier. He was in the SS, a man of conviction, at least at first. Brutal truths come to light. The war is as good as over, but what kind of future awaits them?
Georg turns up at the hut: He's been looking for Anton, hunting him down. He was the one who shot Anton - his best friend. Georg is fighting a battle that has long been hopeless, driven by hatred and the will to destroy. And he also wants to kill Hannah. High in the mountains, the decision is made.
The Deserter is a story about war and guilt, but also about helpfulness and humanity.