The Third Generation

A feminist history professor who becomes entangled with the terrorist circle. Her intellect and composure mask a willingness to engage in radical actions, even as she navigates complex personal relationships within the group.

P.J. Lurz's secretary and a key organizer who triggers the covert plot with a coded phrase. She balances a family life with clandestine commitments, manipulating circumstances to advance the group's plans.

Susanne's composer husband who becomes involved with the group through family and ideological ties. His involvement reveals the toll of political extremism on intimate relationships.

Ringleader with double agency, secretly in contact with Lurz to finance the operation. His manipulation sows mistrust and triggers fatal outcomes among the conspirators.

A housewife who becomes entwined in the robberies and ultimately takes dramatic actions against her husband. Her pragmatism clashes with the group's volatile dynamics.

A clerk who houses the conspirators in his apartment and participates in the planning. His fear and bravado reveal the human costs of radical schemes.

An explosives expert recently discharged from the military, trying to rebuild his life within the group. He struggles to find work and meaning, culminating in tragic set-ups.

An aristocrat who becomes curious about the group and tries to warn others, only to be drawn deeper into danger. He represents the uneasy crossing of class and political violence.

A recruit hailing from Africa who is trained by the group and becomes Hilde's partner. His death at a restaurant marks the fragility of their cause.

Inspector-general of the police and Susanne's lover, who becomes entangled in the pursuit of the conspirators and in personal conflict with his son-in-law’s circle.

Industrialist who finances the terrorist group under the cover of selling security systems, blurring the lines between corporate and political power.

A drug-addicted associate whose presence destabilizes the group, ultimately meeting a drug-related death. Her role illustrates how personal fragility intersects with political violence.