战后德国趋向复苏，汉斯（弗兰茨·罗戈夫斯基 饰）却因为同性恋行为，从集中营被直接被转送到监狱继续服刑。因为刑法典第175条认定同性恋是一种罪行。他对爱与自由的渴望，虽遭到了摧毁，但他生命中最深刻一段感

Mario, a young dancer living in a small village has to face the loss of his beloved best friend Lenz