A fighter pilot's wings get clipped—now he's learning to hover instead of soar.
During a training flight, the experienced MiG fighter pilot Major Klaus Kornhod almost crashes. An investigation into the incident reveals that Kornhold is no longer allowed to fly MiGs for health reasons. A heavy blow for the passionate aviator, who had been in the service for 15 years. He decides to start retraining as a helicopter pilot.
Acting
Bodo Wolf's restrained breakdown of a man losing himself.
Direction
Bornemann's unsentimental GDR realism—no heroic Hollywood redemption.
Director
Fritz Bornemann
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Made in the GDR's final decade, it mirrors East Germany's own obsolescence—once-proud systems watching their relevance rot.
Bodo Wolf was primarily a voice actor; this rare lead role weaponizes his vocal control into physical stillness.
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