"Where Hands Touch" is a war drama set in Germany, 1944, focusing on Lena, a biracial 16-year-old girl targeted by the Gestapo for her heritage. Despite the dangers, Lena's family attempts to protect her, seeking false papers and facing discrimination. Lena encounters Lutz, a Hitler Youth member, and they develop a complex relationship amidst the escalating tensions of war. As Lena navigates survival, identity, and love, she faces harrowing challenges that test her strength and resolve.
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1. The movie is set in Germany in 1944.
2. It centers around a 16-year-old biracial girl named Lena.
3. Lena is being hunted by the Gestapo for being half black.
4. Lena and her family board a train for Berlin, seeking a place with less strict rules.
5. Lena is one of the Rhineland Bastards, born to German mothers and black fathers.
6. Despite some freedom, they face discrimination for being black.
7. Lena's brother, Kohn, joins the Hitler Youth, which is mandatory.
8. Lena is pushed into a crowd of marching Jews by a young man.
9. Lena's mother seeks false papers to certify that Lena is sterilized.
10. A soldier named Lutz becomes interested in Lena and asks for her papers.
11. Lena defends her German heritage at school when questioned by a teacher.
12. The Gestapo visits Lena's home demanding her papers but do not find her.
13. Lutz's father is involved in the Hitler Youth leadership.
14. Lena's mother is taken away for not having proper papers.
15. Gunther, a store clerk who is Jewish, is killed by German soldiers.
16. Lutz expresses a desire to fight on the front lines of the war.
17. Lena starts labor service after being pulled out of school.
18. Lutz and Lena develop a romantic relationship.
19. Lena learns her father was an enemy of Germany, a member of the French army.
20. Lutz gives Lena his family ring as a sign of their bond.
21. Lena is sent to a labor camp where she meets Hermine, who later reveals that Lena is pregnant.
22. Hermine is killed in the camp for not having shoes during a lineup.
23. Lutz tries to protect Lena within the camp and contemplates escaping with her.
24. Lutz's father threatens him with transfer out of the camp due to his relationship with Lena.
25. The prisoners are moved earlier than planned due to an attack on the camp.
26. Lutz is shot and killed by his father while trying to reach Lena during the camp evacuation.
27. The American forces seize the base, ending the war and freeing the prisoners.
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