In1987,AmericandirectorCornfieldtravelstoGermanyforshootingadocumentaryfilm.Surprisinglyhehasneitheraconceptnorascriptabouttheproduction.Soonitbecomesclearthathewantstofilmhisownlifestory.InSecondWorldWar,Cornfield,aHungarianJew,wasaninmateofaconcentrationcamp.Therehehadtoperforminananti-SemiticNazifilm.Anothertraumaisalsoaffectinghislife.DirectorThomasBraschwasbornin1945inGreatBritainassonofGerman-JewishCommunists.DerPassagier–WelcometoGermanywashislastmovie.OnNovember3,2001,Braschdiedofheartfailure.