An entire classroom of twelfth graders in the Communist-controlled German Democratic Republic is traumatized when they discover what is really happening during the Hungarian Uprising of 1956. This forbidden information brings them into conflict with the school and government authorities, and only by sticking together can they save one or all members of the class from persecution. Family ties are also called into question. 自由基石的隐蔽反思：荒谬共着深谋。他们想要自由，却成了国家的敌人。这部佳片不要随便推荐给别人！免得以后再也看不到了。2分钟，20人命运全被改写。冷战时期意识形态对青少年的冲击及反思。最好的信仰，与主义无关。你们这群人在培养一批卑鄙小人。告密为了生存，不告密为的是自由。电影中涉及的一些关键词。 1956年，两位高中生提奥和库特在去西柏林看电影的路上见到了匈牙利十月起义的新闻报道。为了对起义的死者表示悼念，他们和同班同学们决定，一起在课堂上无视老师，突发沉默一分钟。然而这短短的一分钟彻底改变了班上同学的命运，许多人从此被东德安全局视为眼中钉，加以监视和迫害。在 班级被强行解散后，他们却决心在西德重新结集，不过是以作为逃亡者的新身份。
