Eva begins to work under a false name on the farm of the Gasser family as a housekeeper. She wants to find evidence to back up her recently deceased mother Alma's allegation.
1979년 독일연방공화국. ‘피터’와 그의 가족은 직접 만든 열기구를 타고 동독에서 서독으로 탈출을 시도하지만 국경을 200m 남겨두고 열기구는 땅으로 곤두박질 치고, 계획은 실패로 돌아간다. 탈출 시도 흔적을 발견한 비밀경찰국은 전국에 수배령을 내리고, 피터 가족을 뒤쫓는다. 잡히면 온 가족의 목숨이 위험한 상황. 삼엄한 감시 속에 이번엔 친구 ‘귄터’ 부부와 함께 다시 한 번 탈출을 준비하는데…
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...
