The Warwolf
Hermann Loens
The Warwolf, based on the history of The Thirty Years War, follows the life of Harm Wulf, a land-owning farmer of the northern German heath who realizes after witnessing the murder of neighbors and family at the hands of marauding troops that he has a choice between compromising his morals or succumbing to inevitable torture and death. Despite his desire for peace, Wulf decides to band with his fellow farmers and live like “wolves,” fiercely protecting their isolated communities from all intruders. Loens’ brilliant portrayal of the two sides faced by any person in a moral crisis – in Wulf’s case, whether to kill or be killed – continues to resonate.