Στη μεταπολεμική Γερμανία, ο 15χρονος Μάικλ Μπεργκ ερωτεύεται την Χάνα, μια γυναίκα με τα διπλά του χρόνια, και το πάθος τους παραμένει μυστικό. Οκτώ χρόνια αργότερα, παρακολουθεί μια δίκη για τα εγκλήματα των Ναζί κι ανακαλύπτει σοκαρισμένος ότι κατηγορούμενη είναι η Χάνα.
In a small area of West Germany, the American military presence opened up a new world in the early 1950s and paved the way for individual freedom, freedom of movement and capitalism in Germany. In this time of upheaval, two friends are looking for their place and have to fight time and again with the 'old order', the conservative forces from politics, church and society. Confronted with the seductions of the new world, the two dissimilar women make an opposing development that puts their intimate friendship to a severe test ...
West Germany, 1987. The politician Uwe Barschel (1944-87), member of the Christian Democratic Union party and Minister-President of the Schleswig-Holstein region, is found dead in very sinister circumstances. Reporter David Burger pledges to find the truth behind one of the most important political scandals in German history, investigating countless speculations and conspiracy theories as he fights his own personal demons.
