Escaping the War: Based on a true story from World War II

Germany 1945. In the final weeks of World War II, five ordinary men find themselves coerced by the SS to fight on the Russian Front. Knowing that the war is lost, the five men devise a risky plan to escape being sent to the front and a needless death.

Germany is on the brink of defeat. The Ardennes offensive (Battle of the Bulge) in the winter of 1944/45 has failed and the Wehrmacht is retreating on all fronts.

Despite the dire military situation, the German High Command remains convinced t...