A quarrel between father and son ends in real tragedy. Hartmut is unable to forgive his father after learning that his mother, whom he considered dead for many years, is alive. The boy decides to run away from home in order to escape from the tight grips and find his mother’s love and long-awaited freedom. But instead, he is forced to lead a wandering lifestyle for ten years, having finally forgotten how to love. One day, chance brings him back to his native land...