Luzie Ahrens

Sixteen-year-old Martha suddenly disappears, prompting her estranged father, Lothar, who hasn’t been in touch with her or his former wife for years, to reluctantly embark on a search for her….

Strange events happen in a small village in the north of Germany during the years just before World War I, which seem to be ritual punishment. The abused and suppressed children of the villagers seem to be at the heart of this mystery.