A teenager is found murdered, and the examining doctor recognizes her son's knife. The film works its way back to reveal how this situation came about; a rare treatment of the taboo subject of youth criminality in Socialist society.

René Steinke
Max Klapproth
Mario Gericke
Rainer Gebhard

Anne Kasprik
Viola

Christine Schorn
Beate Klapproth
Franz Viehmann
Gunnar Strach

Günter Junghans
Herr Gebhard

Petra Kelling
Frau Gebhard

Johanna Schall
Frau Schulenburg

Gudrun Okras
Oma Lotte
Werner Godemann

Henry Hübchen
Gerd Preusche
Dieter Unruh
Cornelia Schirmer
Zweite Jugendliche

Hendrik Duryn