A Brother for Sorrows

In 1963, Joe Kaufmann, a Jewish doctoral student at Indiana University, faces a harrowing revelation when he discovers that his new friend Robert Stangarden's parents are former Nazi civilians from Buchenwald, where he was imprisoned as a child. As Joe grapples with the trauma of his past and his mental health deteriorates, a violent incident involving Robert and his father leads to legal consequences that intertwine their fates. Tensions rise as secrets surface, forcing both families to confront their intertwined histories and the haunting legacy of the Holocaust. Amidst the turmoil, the aftermath reshapes their identities and relationships in profound ways.