The Turncoat (2020) — Character Map & Story Timeline

AI Narrative Summary

A German soldier's journey from loyal soldier to defector during WWII

Character Network — 18 Characters

• Walter Proska (Jannis Niewöhner) — protagonist Walter Proska is a German soldier whose return to the Eastern Front is interrupted when his train is blown up by Wanda,...
• Wanda Zielinski (Małgorzata Mikołajczak) — protagonist Wanda Zielinski is a young Polish woman fighting as a partisan and Walter Proska's love interest. She blows up the train...
• Hildegard Roth (Leonie Benesch)
• Willi Stehauf (Rainer Bock) Willi Stehauf is Walter Proska's commanding officer among the German soldiers stranded away from the front. As the group...
• Ernst Menzel (Ulrich Tukur)
• Maria Rogalski (Katharina Schüttler)
• Zwiczosbirski (Adam Venhaus)
• Jakub Zielinski (Wiesław Zanowicz)
• Jegerow (Marek Sołek)
• Pfarrer Jan Kowolski (Janusz Cichocki)
• Kurt Rogalski (Shenja Lacher)
• Helmut Poppek (Mathias Herrmann)
• Hauptmann Windhorst (Jörn Hentschel)
• Ferdinand 'Baffi' Ellerbrok (Bjarne Mädel)
• Wolfgang Kürschner (Sebastian Urzendowsky) Wolfgang Kürschner is Walter Proska's comrade among the scattered German soldiers cut off from the Eastern Front. His fr...

Story Structure — 3 Plot Phases

Shattered Loyalty

Walter's train is attacked, leaving him stranded with fellow soldiers as he begins to question his allegiance.

Moral Crossroads

Walter encounters partisans and forms a bond with Wanda while his friendship with Kürschner deepens his doubts.

Prisoner of War

The Red Army captures Walter, forcing him to make a life-altering decision to defect for survival.