Shell-Shock

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Set against the backdrop of the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, a German-speaking South African athlete transitions from sports to military life by joining the Luftwaffe. His romance with his instructor's sister leads to marriage, but as World War II unfolds, he pilots bomber missions while navigating perilous situations. Their lives take a dramatic turn when they flee to neutral Turkey in 1944, prompted by his wife's connection to a plot against Hitler, highlighting themes of love, loyalty, and survival amidst conflict.