Dr. Philipp Achtermann, a microbiologist from the GDR, was attending a conference in Frankfurt on business. On the return journey with his wife Nina, he allows himself a deviation from the prescribed route. On a side road near Lake Chiemsee, Achtermann's Wartburg collides with a West German BMW. At the wheel is Tom Maiwald, an architect.
Key credits listed on this page include Franz Peter Wirth, Renate Garber, Iris Berben, Constanze Engelbrecht, Volkert Kraeft, Peter Sattmann, Udo Thomer, and Eva Maria Bayerwaltes.