A film team accompanies former concentration camp prisoner Charlotte Guthmann on her visit to Theresienstadt. Using archive material, the film begins by providing information on general living conditions in Theresienstadt during the Nazi era. From her memories, the contemporary witness describes what was a cruel reality for the concentration camp prisoners at the time. The alternating montage of archive footage, photo and film material with interview sequences creates an authentic picture. The documentary ends with memories of the liberation of the camp inmates.