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You're not normally so soft.

It's from the file. Put it away.

You didn't get it from me.

That'll do for today.

Take him away.

Thank you.

And, what did you have, a boy?

A boy. He's ours.

I can see it.

I already told Erich

he'll be called Georg.

He was shouting.

But I signed the midwife's certificate.

- You get some rest now.

- Stay.

Erich has gone drinking.

I have to get to work, Elsa.

The prisoner to the left, please,

with the gentlemen at the table.

The Oberfhrer on the left, please.

If the prisoner could point

to the schematic, please.

And if the Oberfhrer

could bend down a little, please.

You stated the Fhrer was bad

for Germany.

That's right.

Heil Hitler! Heil the Fhrer!

Our Fhrer made Germany great

and will lead us on to glory.

He is the greatest leader and won't

die until our destiny is fulfilled.

What is a worm like you

to do with such a man?

What lunatic has controlled you,

you imbecile?

It's like I said.

The Fhrer demands to know

who instigated this fool to act.

Have him hypnotised,

drug him, I don't care.

Use any means that our scientists

have been working on.

The Fhrer wants to know who set it up.

He wants to know who's behind this.

His patience has run out.

I could stay with my mother

for a while after the divorce.

What do you think?

She'll have the children.

There's work in Esslingen.

You can come down

from Munich on weekends.

I must know

if you really want this, Georgie.

I love you.

Elsa...

The boy...

Georgie!

Georgie.

So you're off to Munich.

Without a goodbye, just like that.

Don't move.

So you do have something in Munich.

And it's decided?

It's just for a short while.

I love you, Georgie,

but I have no choice.

I can take a lot,

but the children are hungry.

I'd give you money,

but I need it for Munich.

Elsa, wait for me. Be faithful to me.

I've got something planned.

I can't tell you what,

but it's vital, and it'll be fine.

I want to marry you when it's all over.

We'll move to Switzerland

with the children.

Think of the dancing.

It's not about dreams.

It's about life, Georgie.

I know you left women before me.

Then I'll just have to be

a single mother forever.

I can't hear what you're saying.

Tell us the names.

The names.

No...

The name!

Who provided the cartridges?

Who supplied the explosives?

I can't hear you.

You bastard!

The names, Elser! Tell us the names!

Heil! Heil! Heil!

I did it on my own.

Nobody helped me.

I shall try and atone

for the bad things that I have done.

By doing what?

And how?

By trying to...

By trying to integrate myself into...

...the national community

and work within it.

Would you be able to?

I changed my conviction.

Because you were arrested.

No.

I'm certain

my plan would have succeeded,

if my conviction had been right.

Since it hasn't succeeded,

I'm convinced

it wasn't meant to succeed

and that my conviction was wrong.

Take him away.

Can I see a priest?

No.

5 YEARS LATER

SPRING 1945

BERLIN,

PLTZENSEE EXECUTION SITE

"The First Senate of the People's Court

ruled on March 2nd, 1945:

"The former SS Gruppenfhrer and

Lieutenant General of Police Arthur Nebe

is of thoroughly flawed character.

"He took part

in the conspiracy of July 20th.

"He supported

the attempt on the Fhrer's life,

and was willing to assist the coup

by providing police personnel.

"He is sentenced to death for high treason

and will forever be without honour.

"His estate will go to the Reich."

SPECIAL OCCURRENCES:

NONE:

DACHAU CONCENTRATION CAMP

SPECIAL PRISONER WARD

Nebe was executed a few days ago.

Did you hear me? Nebe's dead.

At Pltzensee.

- How do you know?

- From the new inmates, as usual.

They strung up Nebe? Why?

He designated policemen for Stauffenberg

to arrest all ministers after the coup.

So much for the great show trial

that Goebbels wanted to put on for you.

It'll soon be over for me, too.

At least you got

a few more years out of them.

If only I knew what happened to Elsa.

You keep asking about that woman.

How should I know?

With so many people dying.

She's not necessarily dead.

She might be alive,

imprisoned somewhere.

There's also good news.

The College of Music for the Disabled

has accepted me.

I'll learn how to sing now.

Viennese songs for zither.

As a little thank-you for recommending

I try the College of Music.

You were young

I was young

Now it's all gone

Only the memories

Are all that carries on

You were pretty

I was smart

And so in love

Think back to the places

To the sweetest faces

Just because there's nothing

you can place above

Franz, you know about these things.

What's quicker:

gas, hanging,

or being shot in the neck?

I've been waiting for so long.

It might as well be over quickly.

...hallowed be thy name.

Thy kingdom come.

Thy will be done

on earth as it is in heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread,

and forgive us our trespasses...

The English reduced Dresden to rubble.

Not one building is left standing.

One hundred thousand civilians

killed in one night.

For thine is the kingdom...

Praying is pointless.

God is in America or in Moscow.

He won't hear you.

How can one man fail as horribly as I?

Prisoner Elser,

for interrogation!

During one of the next terror attacks

on Munich or the Dachau area,

Elser will allegedly

suffer a fatal accident.

I therefore ask you to secretly liquidate

Elser when this situation arises.

Make sure that only very few specially

selected personnel know about this.

The incident report filed to me

should read along the lines of:

"On (...), following

the terror attack on (...),

"special prisoner Elser,

among others, was fatally injured."

You must destroy this letter once

you have taken note and carried this out.

A FEW DAYS LATER,

ON APRIL 29, 1945,

THE DACHAU CONCENTRATION CAMP

WAS LIBERATED.

STARTED BY HITLER,

THE SECOND WORLD WAR

CLAIMED AT LEAST 55 MILLION LIVES.

IT TOOK DECADES FOR GERMANY

TO RECOGNISE GEORG ELSER

AS A RESISTANCE FIGHTER.

FOLLOWING HER DIVORCE,

ELSA WAS MARRIED

TWO MORE TIMES.

SHE DIED IN WIESENSTEIG

ON OCTOBER 11, 1994.

SHE NEVER GOT OVER GEORG ELSER,

THE LOVE OF HER LIFE.

13 MINUTES

THIS FILM WAS BASED

ON HISTORICAL EVENTS.

SOME SCENES FROM

GEORG ELSER'S PERSONAL LIFE

WERE FICTIONALISED.

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