sentences:  The death of a boy deeply devoted to him moves him, as dying for a cause is something he would wish for himself, in keeping with Nazi glorification of heroic death.Their Communist persecutors are portrayed simply as brutal murderers, typical of works prior to the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact (and again after its breach).The film was shown for some time after the pact, owing to bureaucratic oversight, complicating the efforts of Nazi propaganda.