A juvenile offender is handed over to authorities at age 13 and placed in an institution in this somber social drama. Martin is a petty thief who enjoys stealing and looks up to his older brother. When he is informed that his brother has died, Martin runs away from the reform school. He passes through various institutions and is labeled as incorrigible because of his refusal to comply with the rules of society. A dedicated child psychologist tries to save Martin when he entertains thoughts of suicide.

In the summer of 1807, Clemens Brentano stumbles into the most extreme love affair of his life. The woman, who, aged barely 17-years-old, throws herself at him with such terrifying brutality, is called Auguste Bussmann.

　　Heimat 号称是 People’s history of Germany，现代德国的史诗，Edgar Reitz自编自导。第一部 Heimat (A German Chronicle) 1984年播出，11集，全长16小时；第二部 Heimat (The Second Heimat: Chronicle of a Generation) 1994年播出13集，全长 26小时。第三部 Heimat (A Chronicle of The Endings and Beginnings) 2004 年播出，6集全长约700分钟。

Venice Classics