O filme acompanha a história do triângulo amoroso das irmãs Caroline (Hannah Herzsprung) e Charlotte (Henriette Confurius) com o escritor Friedrich Schiller (Florian Stetter). As irmãs sempre foram muito próximas e amigas uma da outra, e partilhavam de um coração e alma muito interligados. Com a chegada de Schiller, as duas se veem presas a um mesmo amor, e são levadas pelo escritor, que se apaixona pelas duas igualmente. Carolline é casada, mas vive uma vida infeliz com o marido, e encontra em Schiller seu conforto. Já Charlotte vivia sonhando com um bom marido, e vê igualmente em Schiller o homem de sua vida. Os três começam a viver um romance juntos, mas os laços das irmãs podem não ser tão fortes para sustentar essa situação.
Jürgen Stoll is not only a Filou and life artist, but the darling of many women. When the marriage swindler is given the choice, prison in the GDR or a career as "Romeo" in the FRG, he decides to go to the West. Stoll now plays in the big game of secret agents until he realizes that the Stasi still has very different plans with him.
Police officer Eva Meyer re-visits the orphanage where she grew up with the intent of unraveling her confused identity. Stasi archives reveal that her birth was the result of a one-night stand between her mother and one of her husband’s students, a Kenyan. Her family’s plot to hide her birth, metaphorically mirrors Germany’s suppressed history in this noire thriller.
On June 17, 1953, there was an outrageous action between the Elbe and the Oder: the people in the GDR refused obedience to their political leadership. The story takes place in Bitterfeld and tells the story of a family involved in the political events around 17 June.
