En una casa de campo de la Alemania Occidental durante el verano de 1976, tres generaciones de la misma familia se reúnen en la mansión de la matriarca para conmemorar su reciente muerte. Pero, como si se tratara de un símbolo premonitorio de la catástrofe, la noche previa al entierro, el árbol más longevo del jardín es derribado por un rayo. Ese pequeño incidente, fruto del azar de la naturaleza, desata una cadena de confesiones y reproches que cambiará las vidas de los miembros de esa familia burguesa.
Neighbor Ingrid warns mother Sonja about the refugees in the neighboring home for asylum seekers. There should have been trouble again. In contrast to Sonja, her husband Peter takes a more relaxed view of everything. When his son Nils suddenly appears on the doorstep with an injured refugee child, he has to bring the neighbor and Sonja back to reality.
Neighbor Ingrid warns mother Sonja about the refugees in the neighboring home for asylum seekers. There should have been trouble again. In contrast to Sonja, her husband Peter takes a more relaxed view of everything. When his son Nils suddenly appears on the doorstep with an injured refugee child, he has to bring the neighbor and Sonja back to reality.
