The Turning Point (also screened with the English name Held for Questioning; German: Der Aufenthalt) is a 1983 East German film directed by Frank Beyer and starring Sylvester Groth, Fred Düren and Klaus Piontek.

A Polish woman waiting for her train at the station believes that he is the SS officer who murdered her daughter during a raid in Lublin.

The young former soldier asserts that he is Mark Niebuhr and maintains his innocence, not knowing why he has been detained and not understanding why he is being questioned.

After four months of solitary confinement he is transferred to a new prison cell that he shares with Polish criminals.

They are led by General Eisensteck (Fred Düren) and Major Lundenbroich (Klaus Piontek) who still cling to fascist ideals.

[3][4] Director Frank Beyer, screenwriter Wolfgang Kohlhaase and the main actor Sylvester Groth were awarded the Heinrich-Greif-Preis in 1984.

At the East German National Feature Film Festival in Karl-Marx-Stadt in 1984 the film won the Findling Award and awards in the categories Best Director (Frank Beyer), Best Script (Wolfgang Koohlaase), Best Editing (Rita Hiller), Best Production Design (Alfred Hirschmeier) and Best Young Actor (Sylvester Groth).