Porträt eines Richters

This film is about the difference between law and justice A national socialist is accused of having stirred up some people against foreigners A judge has to decide whether he has done so or if his statement comes under the constitutional given freedom of speech This is compared with a trial in the third Reich A young woman is being accused of having a relationship with a jew The film confronts two views of law the judgement is only based on the current law or the judgement may be influenced by sociopolitical events and sense of justice