Siddhii Lagrutta

Abeo is in her mid-20s and teaches German to foreigners. She herself has German and African roots, but grew up exclusively in Germany. Without contact to the African culture, she lacks any connection to this part of her origin. She tries to solve this inner conflict by extreme adaptation.

The unsuccessful toy salesman Jakob meets his childhood sweetheart Marie again after years. He is still in love, and due to a misunderstanding, Marie believes that Jakob is a successful photographer. As he realizes that Marie has a completely different view of the successful Jakob, he begins to tell one white lie after another. With the help of his work colleague and his friend, he weaves a web of lies, but in doing so he becomes increasingly distant from himself.