World War II, Serbia 1941. When a Wehrmacht soldier gets killed due to the incautiousness of lieutenant Michael Berg, his superior, Major König, gives him an ultimatum: if the young lieutenant doesn*t manage to persuade the prisoner Petar to betray his rades, the Major will apply the infamous *100 for 1* act - a law which states that for every German soldier killed, one hundred civilians h*e to be executed. The story is based on true events.