East-Berlin, 1961, shortly after the erection of the Wall. Konrad, Sophie and three of their friends plan a daring escape to Western Germany. The attempt is successful, except for Konrad, who remains behind. From then on, and for the next 28 years, Konrad and Sophie will attempt to meet again, in spite of the Iron Curtain. Konrad, who has become a reputed astrophysicist, tries to take advantage of scientific congresses outside East Germany to arrange encounters with Sophie. But in a country where the Stasi monitors the moves of all suspicious people (such as Konrad's sister Barbara and her husband Harald), preserving one's privacy, ideals and self-respect becomes an exhausting fight, even as the Eastern block begins its long process of disintegration.
Berlin, Anfang der 1960er Jahre, kurz nach dem Bau der Mauer. Das Liebespaar Sophie und Konrad will gemeinsam in den Westen fliehen. Doch nur Sophie gelingt die Flucht, Konrad bleibt in der DDR zurück. Jahre später treffen die beiden sich kurz in Prag wieder. Sophie wird in dieser Nacht schwanger. Aber nach der Geburt des gemeinsamen Sohnes bricht sie den Kontakt zu Konrad ab. Erst im Jahr 1989, als die Mauer endlich fällt, sieht Konrad Sophie wieder und lernt seinen Sohn Alexander kennen.
DVD-R is in German with hard-encoded English subtitles. Approx. 111 mins. See film samples for sound and video quality!