 "I m not really like this," Jurgen Withers says to his opponent Death as he throws his photos down on the chess set. Das War Mal is the story of former childhood acting star, Jurgen Withers, who sells his soul to the Devil for one more shot at fame and a chance to escape his miserable life pushing a broom for an experimental German theater group. Das War Mal is also a playful romp through recent foreign films parodies.