Sönke Kirchhof

The story of a young man who searches for freedom in the endless expanse of a post-apocalyptic world and must overcome his father's draconian ideals to do so.

In a ruined and forgotten landscape, two border outposts are separated by a creaking gate. After countless years of loneliness, the old and nihilistic watchman Hugo is taken by surprise by the arrival of the young and disciplined Didot on the other side of the border. Will the dark past repeat itself?