The Flight

When Dr Schmiths proposal for international research on infant mortality is rejected he decides to leave East Germany and strikes a deal with an escape agency that promises him a leading position at a childrens hospital in West Germany But then the decision is reversed the project is approved and his international colleagues want Dr Schmith to head the GDR section Moreover he falls in love with his new colleague Katharina Schmith initially tries to ignore the arrangements he made with the escape agency but they blackmail him Things soon turn deadly