An alpine village shortly before the First World War. Widowed forester Rufman has little sympathy for his sons Friedel and Elias. Both find it difficult to cope with themselves. One day, a stranger appears whose curiosity confuses the suspicious villagers. Only Elias feels attracted to him. When a murder takes place in the village, suspicion soon falls on the forester's boys.
as Böhme
as Elias
as Friedel
as Priest Gerhalt
as Krauthaas
as Gunda
as Teacher
as Helene
as Michelwirt
as Sali
as Rufmann
as Kruspel
as Franz
as Mariedel
as Karl
