After the end of World War II Lüder Lüdersen, the former owner of a feudal estate in the East, and his daughter Helga arrive as refugees in the Lüneburg Heath. While living a seemingly happy life on the estate of his cousin, Lüdersen hides a dark secret: he is a poacher.
Helga
Walter Rainer - Förster
Nora von Burkwitz
Amtsrichter
Lüder Lüdersen
Gottfried Lüdersen
Frau Lüdersen
Hannes
Tünnes
Nachtigall
Zirkusdirektor
Lehrer
Ein Schlesier
Frau Zirkusdirektor