Germany, 1971: Erika (Anna Schudt) is actually completely overwhelmed by her work in the butchery of husband Kurt (Christian Erdmann), the education of three common children and additional obligations, which brings the village life, as her doctor also revealed that she is pregnant again. Another baby is the last thing she needs now, and so she decides to drive to her sister Charlotte (Alwara Höfels) to Cologne and let the baby abortively secretly abort. Since there are complications during the surgery and Erika can only be rescued, but her husband still learns from the matter. It comes to a huge dispute, in which another topic is the future of daughter Ulrike (Lene Oderich). Without further ado Erika then packs her things and moves with her children to Charlotte. But at a time when legislation inevitably makes her dependent on her husband, she is denied a self-determined new beginning. Erika decides to do something to change that ..
                                    Anna Schudt
Erika Gerlach
                                    Christian Erdmann
Kurt Gerlach
                                    Alwara Höfels
Charlotte Nikowski
                                    Marie-Anne Fliegel
Annie Gerlach
                                    Lene Oderich
Ulrike Gerlach
                                    Milla Hammann
Sabine Gerlach
                                    Carol Schuler
Anett
                                    Johanna Gastdorf
Oberschwester Bärbel
                                    Ralph Kretschmar
Pit
                                    Lilia Lehner
Frau Mappus
                                    Daniel Wiemer
Dr. Wesseling
                                    Denis Schmidt
Jochen
                                    Kathleen Gallego Zapata
Anwältin Weidenfels
                                    Franziska Hartmann
Schwester Gabi
                                    Benjamin Grüter
Bernhard