The painter Edgar flees from Wittenberg to East Berlin. The rebel finds a shelter in a gazebo. On the loo, Edgar discovers a strange reading: "The Sorrows of Young Werther" by Goethe.
Unfortunately the movie Die neuen Leiden des jungen W. is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Directing | Eberhard Itzenplitz | Director |
| Writing | Ulrich Plenzdorf | Writer |
