Ich zwing dich zu leben

Germany at the end of World War II Teacher Grübler lives in a small village in the Ore Mountains together with his 15year old son Wolfgang At school the dutiful Grübler a member of the NSDAP teaches his pupils to volunteer for military service but when his own son volunteers for the Waffen SS he is nevertheless shocked and fears for his boys life But Wolfgang starts to hate his father for his doubts He thinks his father is a coward In his desperation Grübler chains and kidnaps his son to hide him in a dugout in the forest until the end of the war In their shelter father and son are fighting bitterly but when the Nazis who still believe in the Endsieg discover their hideout Grübler sacrifices his life to save Wolfgang