Germany, 1912. A man of modest origins, Friederich Zeitz works at the steel factory of the rich Karl Hoffmeister. Impressed by his intelligence and efficiency, Hoffmeister offers him a job as his assistant. As his right hand man and confidant, Friederich meets Hoffmeister’s wife, the young Charlotte. The two begin a silent and illusory love affair, which is upset by her husband’s business and the Great War.

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