Der Heimatlose I Trial of Hein

After 14 years on the mainland, Hein returns to the place he is from – the only village on a remote island in the North Sea. Much to his surprise, the close-knit community no longer recognises him. Even his childhood friend Friedemann distances himself from Hein, despite their once unbreakable bond. The community convenes a village court to determine whether Hein truly is who he claims to be. As the trial unfolds, contradictions begin to pile up. Hein’s recollections of his youth sharply differ from those of the witnesses called before the court. With each day of the trial, the mood in the village increasingly shifts from suspicion to open hostility as the villagers become more and more convinced that Hein is an impostor. On the verge of losing everything, Hein desperately searches for proof to validate his memories – only to realise what he has long refused to see.