While their classmates in the West graduate, Rüdiger and Christian come to terms with their life in the East Berlin.

Gersdorff attempts to convince various high-ranking officials to join their plan, but not everyone believes that a coup would be the best solution for Germany.

After another failed attempt, Gersdorff and his co-conspirators contact other officers to assist them with the assassination of Hitler.

Rüdiger and Bärbel attempt to escape into West Berlin, but it doesn't go according to plan.

The Ehrlich brothers talk about their experiences meeting other magicians abroad and perform one trick for the audience.

The restrictions placed on residents of both West and East Berlin intensifies to the point where the classmates aren't even actually allowed to have contact.

In a collage of historical reenactment and original interviews, this film looks at the assassination attempts made on Hitler towards the end of World War II.

After the border had officially been closed, the students were separated and often didn't know if their friends on the other side were OK. Luckily, a few letters got through.

Cettina and her daughter make a remarkable discovery at the Christmas market: a stand selling chocolate in the shapes of various tools.

As the first incarnation of the Berlin Wall went up, the students and their families scrambled to make quick decisions.

Cettina and Giada take us on a shopping tour of a local Christmas market and interview the various venders.

On the way back from their class trip, the students already have the feeling that their lives will never be the same again.

Magicians Andreas and Christian Ehrlich are interviewed about their childhood and their rise to fame.

Tough decisions had to be made as the future became more and more uncertain. Even the annual class trip required students living in the East to travel separately.

Outside of the classroom, the students who travelled to the West for school were confronted with important life decisions and their consequences.