خلاصه داستان : داستان یک محله یهودی نشین یهودی در اروپای مرکزی در سال 1944. به طور اتفاقی، یعقوب هیم در پخش رادیویی آلمان استراق سمع می کند و اعلام می کند که ارتش شوروی با پیشرفت مداوم به سمت اروپای مرکزی در حرکت است.

A Jewish ghetto in the east of Europe, 1944. By coincidence, Jakob Heym eavesdrops on a German radio broadcast announcing the Soviet Army is making slow by steady progress towards central Europe. In order to keep his companion in misfortune, Mischa, from risking his life for a few potatoes, he tells him what he heard and announces that he is in possession of a radio - in the ghetto a crime punishable by death. It doesn't take long for word of Jakob's secret to spread - suddenly, there is new hope and something to live for - and so Jakob finds himself in the uncomforting position of having to come up with more and more stories.

خلاصه داستان : در این فیلم، ولف نقش هنر و هنرمند در جامعه سوسیالیستی را بررسی می کند.

In this film, Wolf and scriptwriter Wolfgang Kohlhaase explore the role of art and the artist in socialist society. A sculptor questions the reception and value of his work, in a delicately nuanced narrative interweaving personal memories, historical dilemmas, and political defeats.