Failed Escape

Silesia, about 1850. Head forester Albert Grüning lives secluded high up in the forest. With his rude manner, he successfully chases away everyone who dares to penetrate his solitude. But when a poacher, and a little later the young Rachel von Bredow, appear in his forest, his peace comes to an end. His superiors put him under pressure because of the poacher. At the same time, he has to admit to himself that the devout Rachel is more than just a summer visitor to him. And then, to crown it all, an enemy from his suppressed past shows up in the forester's house. Has his escape from God and his past failed? But Grüning does not give up so quickly ...