Es 1974, y en la paranoia de la Guerra Fría de Alemania Oriental y Occidental, puede ser peligroso saber demasiado. Pero el tiempo se acaba para Sophie Zimmermann. ¡Está siendo perseguida y la única forma de sobrevivir es descubrir la identidad del hombre del otro lado! Al estilo de los clásicos thrillers de espías de los 70 como Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, The Ipcress File y Day Of The Jackal, The Man On The Other Side te transporta a un mundo de cruces dobles, de hechos oscuros en ciudades grises de Europa del Este y de peligro. acechando detrás de cada beso.
11-year-old Michi lives in a children's home, every day fighting to win the respect of the other kids, till the day he finds his real dad, Tom - who happens to be a dwarf, even shorter than Michi is, the opposite of his idea of manliness and strength. When the kids find out, Michi's life becomes hell and he flees. With nowhere to go, he moves in with Tom, who is new to this fatherhood thing, while Michi tried to hide his embarrassment and shame from his fellow school kids. This forces Tom, who had coped well till now, to confront his handicap head on. As time passes, they discover they have more in common than other sons and fathers, until their relationship is again suddenly put to the hard test...
