This film is based on the actual events referred to as the "Mühlviertler Hasenjagd" (Hare-hunt in the Mühlviertel) which occurred in February 1945 around the Mauthausen concentration camp. 500 Soviet officers form death block 20 attempt to escape, but only 150 of them actually succeed.
Following the tally-ho of the SS, a barbaric manhunt begins. Only very few fugitives survive. With a lot of good luck, the two young officers Michail and Nikolai reach the Karner family's farm. Frau Karner persuades her husband to hide the two escapees.
Stars: Oliver Broumis, Elfriede Irrall, Merab Ninidze, Rüdiger Vogler, Rainer Egger, Kirsten Nehberg
Crew: Andreas Gruber (Director), Stanislav Litera (Sound), Andreas Gruber (Writer), Susanne Quendler-Kopf (Art Direction), Thomas Szabolcs (Sound), Stefan Rota (Production Manager)
Country: Germany, Luxembourg, Austria
Language: Deutsch
Studio: ProvinzFilm, Daniel Zuta Filmproduktion, Rattlesnake Productions
Runtime: 105 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Oct 23, 1994
IMDb: 5
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