After years Fabian goes hunting with his father again. This time Fabian wants to prove that he is not a loser anymore. Can a dead wolf improve their bad relationship?
In 1915, the First World War is in full swing and young men are called to military service in rows - including Franz and Peter. Both are sent to the Dolomite front, in order to fend off a threatened Italian attack. Comradeship and loyalty are needed in the fight, but Franz and Peter are ever enemies. Since Peter's romance with Anna, the competition between the two flares up more. But the circumstances of the war and the harsh weather in the mountains soon end those hostilities.
Inspiré de faits réels. Franz Jägerstätter, paysan autrichien, refuse de se battre aux cotés des nazis. Reconnu coupable de trahison par le régime hitlerien, il est passible de la peine capitale. Mais portés par sa foi inébranlable et son amour pour sa femme, Fani, et ses enfants, Franz reste un homme libre.