Ernst S. was the first of a total of seventeenSwiss who were executed during World War II for their pro-Naziactivities, a demonstration of the official opposition to Nazi Germany.But at the same time, these tendencies in certain influential personswere, if not approved of, certainly tolerated by the same authorities.Richard Dindo's film relates the story of Ernst S.'s life and death, andoffers a look at the complexities of political life in a "neutral"country duing the war.