In May of 1983, a man turns 49 and, with his 17-year old son, journeys to the village in Baden that he left 40 years before. He wants to discover what happened then, the truth about an affair his mother had with a young Polish prisoner of war, how the authorities came to learn of it, the lovers' arrest, and the aftermath. While his son takes Polaroid photographs, he retraces the steps of his childhood and interviews those who should remember. The story is disclosed in flashbacks that focus on the lovers (Paulina and Stanislaus), on a jealous and conniving neighbor, and on Mayer, the local SS commander who wants to find a way out of inevitable consequences.
| Art | Jürgen Henze | Art Direction |
| Production | Willi Segler | Producer |
| Writing | Agnieszka Holland | Screenplay |
| Production | Ingrid Zoré | Casting |
| Production | Artur Brauner | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kerstin Georgi | Makeup Artist |
| Camera | Igor Luther | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Michel Legrand | Original Music Composer |
| Directing | Andrzej Wajda | Director |
| Writing | Bolesław Michałek | Screenplay |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anni Nöbauer | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Allan Starski | Set Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Horst Willim | Makeup Artist |
| Writing | Rolf Hochhuth | Novel |
| Production | Krystyna Zachwatowicz | Casting |
| Editing | Halina Prugar-Ketling | Editor |
| Writing | Andrzej Wajda | Screenplay |
| Art | Götz Heymann | Art Direction |
