余战

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.