Marcel Heintz

In order to save tiny Luxembourg from a cosmic catastrophe, a civil servant in a midlife crisis has to find back his lost superpowers and face his biggest fear: his family.

'Gutland' comienza con la llegada de un forastero a la comunidad agrícola de Schandelsmillen. La temporada de cosecha está ya avanzada, pero Jens, un vagabundo alemán, está buscando trabajo. Allí es tomado por granjero y pronto seducido por Lucy, una madre soltera que le recoge en la cervecería del pueblo para llevarlo hasta su cama. Taciturno y solitario por naturaleza, Jens no se mezcla con los lugareños, y aún así ellos le toman por amigo al instante, llevándole a fiestas, regalándole una trompeta e invitándole a unirse a la banda del pueblo. Los primeros días de Jens en su nuevo hogar fluyen con una tranquilidad bucólica, pero con el tiempo comenzará a descubrir pistas sobre el lado oscuro de Schandelsmillen, justo cuando los aldeanos se van acercando poco a poco al también sombrío pasado de Jens.

In February 1945, Jules Ternes returns to Luxembourg. To escape conscription, he fled the country and joined the resistance movement in France. Back in his hometown, Jules hopes to find peace of mind and put the war behind him. But he returns to a country devastated by the Battle of the Bulge and deeply divided from four years of occupation. His sister Mathilde is now engaged to Armand, the leader of the local resistance and his girlfriend Leonie has another man in her life. Jules nevertheless resumes a relationship with her and accepts a post as an auxiliary policeman. When Leonie is assassinated along with the German farmers she works for, the life Jules was struggling to rebuild collapses. The ensuing investigation will reveal grey areas of the Occupation along with the efforts made in high places to cover them up.