"08/15" is a German film trilogy that was released in 1954 and 1955. It was directed by Paul May, who also wrote the screenplay. "08/15" had a significant impact on the German film industry at the time and has been widely influential in subsequent decades.The film adaptation of Hans Hellmut Kirst’s book "08/15" is about two young men who meet on the day of their school graduation and spend the day together struggling to find their place in society as they are thrust from their conservative small town into a changing Berlin.At its heart, "08/15" is about what it means to be an individual in society today – with its freedoms and opportunities, but also with its responsibilities, obligations and moral code - while still maintaining one’
