In the dark time of National Socialism, the world is on the brink of the abyss and the young pastor and theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer is facing a severe moral test of faith. Convinced of the dignity of every human being, Bonhoeffer resolutely rejected the ideology and brutality of the National Socialists. When the Nazis increasingly undermined the church and Jews were also subjected to genocide, Dietrich Bonhoeffer courageously resisted. The film was made to show the life and work of Dietrich Bonhoeffer to a new audience.