Das Ende vom Anfang

14-year-old Benjamin Holberg has once again escaped from a reform school. But this time too he was found and sent to another home. The boys housed there immediately put pressure on “the new guy” and assign him tasks such as cleaning toilets and the like. They comply with her request by using physical violence against Ben. When Ben talks to another boy named Manfred and tells him that he wants to run away again, he says that he cannot escape the police in the long term because they would organize a real hunt for him. But that doesn't stop the two boys from trying to escape from the home again

Directed by Christian Görlitz, Das Ende vom Anfang leans on a strong ensemble — Harald Dietl, Gerhard Olschewski, Arnfried Lerche — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.

The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 1984.