Judith Engel

Vera is about to make her first TV movie, a remake of Fassbinder's 'The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant', and takes her time looking for her ideal cast, and one week before shooting starts, the main protagonist has yet to be cast. While the producer and the crew become desperate, Gerwin is happy about the extra work. He earns his money as a casting partner and exchanges lines with the famous applicants for the role. When the male lead leaves the production, Gerwin senses his chance to get a fresh start as an actor.

On her way to go shopping in nearby Poland, Sylvia abandons her two rebellious stepchildren, Lea (8) and Konstantin (7), on a country road. Upon her return, Sylvia cannot bring herself to tell her husband, the children's father, the truth about her absence. The children meet a Polish man who supplies restaurants with toiletries and promises to take them home.