In China, John Rabe is venerated as a Buddha and is considered the "Schindler of Nanking." but the feat has only been recognized in the West. The German John Rabe, a Siemens executive and fervent admirer of the "Fuhrer", saved the lives of over two hundred thousand Chinese citizens in 1937, when the Japanese army of occupation carried out mass executions, rapes and brutal murders. In this space, directed by Annette Baumeister, examine in detail the life of a man who was deeply human and at the same time, a Nazi.

Two children conceived by artificial insemination bring their birth father into their family life.