剧情简介
May 1945 : the end of the Second World War in the Tyrolean Alps . SS man Anton has deserted and been shot. On the run from his unit , he swaps his SS uniform for that of a dead Wehrmacht soldier and discovers a lonely mountain hut . Hannah , a Jewish woman , is hiding here . She takes Anton in and tends to his wounds . But there is great mistrust between the two . Together they cope with the harsh everyday life in the remote hut . They are looked after by 16-year-old peasant girl Charlotte , whose family pays Hannah not to betray them . And at night, they hear fighting between the German troops and Italian partisans . Over time, a cautious familiarity develops between Anton and Hannah - he , who has done terrible things in the war, she , who has lost her family and has been struggling with fear and loneliness up here in the mountains for months . They grow closer . Hannah finds out that Anton was no ordinary soldier. He was in the SS , a man of conviction , at least at first. Brutal truths come to light. The war is as good as over, but what kind of future awaits them ? Georg turns up at the hut : He's been looking for Anton , hunting him down . He was the one who shot Anton - his best friend. Georg is fighting a battle that has long been hopeless, driven by hatred and the will to destroy. And he also wants to kill Hannah. High in the mountains , the decision is made . The Deserter is a story about war and guilt, but also about helpfulness and humanity.