This soap opera from Germany deals with a theme and era, both of which have been done many times over. The difference with this one is the poor quality of the acting and the childish script that supports the dialog. The scenes skip through the post war years at light speed, telling the story by using the common and well known historical highlights of the era. Unfortunately, the dots don't always connect, and with insufficient context and back story to support the narrative, the actors flounder about, using dialog that adds little to each scene. It is difficult to understand how people could actually have been paid to act in, and produce this level of drivel! There are so many better examples of TV series that have done this same story before, that this one should never have been allowed to even air! It's awful beyond description!