A love-affair under extreme conditions. In the autumn of 1961, a few weeks after the building of the Berlin Wall, a school group tries to escape from East Berlin to the West.
Quite by chance, Sophie and Konrad are separated; Sophie reaches
the West, and Konrad is left behind in the Eastern half of the city.
During the next 28 years, the two lovers live together, but alone, and
under radically different living conditions. They only get to see each
other again on four occasions. The film tells of Sophie and Konrad′s
alienation, but also of how they defend their love against the force of
circumstances. When the Wall is finally opened, the couple′s story
could now really begin. Will their love be able to assert itself
against the years of separation?

Source: German films Service & Marketing GmbH