莱昂·赛德尔

　　A graduate of the Offenbach College of Design, Piotr J. Lewandowski has made his directorial debut with JONATHAN (working-title) based on an award-winning screenplay. The moving drama about family secrets and the obstacles to achieving one’s own happiness features Jannis Niewöhner, one of this year’s European Shooting Stars, in the title role of the 24-year-old Jonathan. The young man is caring unstintingly for his terminally-ill father Burghardt, but then sees his life in a new light after falling in love with Anka, who has come to nurse his father. However, the story takes another twist when Ron, Burghardt’s long-lost friend from his youth, re-appears — and a well-kept family secret is uncovered....

　　电影改编自真实的历史事件。　　故事发生在第二次世界大战结束之后，德国战败，大批被捕的德国士兵成为了俘虏。战争期间，德军曾在丹麦西海岸埋下了超过一百五十万枚地雷，而其中一些被俘虏的年轻德国士兵，则被迫成为了活体地雷探测器。　　在丹麦军官卡尔（罗兰德·莫尔 Roland Møller 饰）的带领下，那些尚且只是孩子的俘虏们开始了排雷行动，他们用双手，用双脚，甚至用生命，一步一步的净化着长长的海岸线。然而，当任务结束之后，当幸存的孩子们满心欢喜的以为他们终于逃脱了死神的手掌可以回到故乡之时，等待着他们的，却是另一项同样残酷的任务。

　　尽管从小就失去了母亲的呵护和关爱，但汤姆（路易斯·霍夫曼 Louis Hofmann 饰）还是长大成为了一个活泼伶俐的男孩。调皮的他无心上学，经常偷偷溜出学校，惹出一连串的麻烦。哈克贝利（莱昂·塞德尔 Leon Seidel 饰）是汤姆的朋友，一次偶然中，两人溜进墓地玩耍，却意外的目睹了一桩杀人事件。　　害怕遭到凶手的报复，汤姆和哈克贝利决定踏上逃亡的旅途，一行人来到了一座荒岛之上，在此开始了惬意的生活。汤姆的家人以为汤姆已死，没想到他却在自己的葬礼上跳了出来，吓了大家一跳，之后汤姆道出了事情的原委，使得凶手最终被绳之以法。之后，汤姆和贝姬（Magali Greif 饰）在山洞里迷了路，却因祸得福的找到了宝藏。