Bidzina Gogiberidze

Anna, who is blind, dreams of becoming a pianist. Twice a week she plays in a bar for a small audience. Her work colleague Max is taken with her. When she embarks on a trip with him, feelings quickly arise that neither of them can hide. Anna is offered a place at Europe's best music academy, but Max can't come with her. Max unintentionally breaks up with Anna, but she realizes that Max is sacrificing himself for her.

A village in the "Bergisches Land" in the summer of 1943. Anna is worried about her son who is fighting on the Eastern Front. While her husband Werner wants to believe the propaganda of the Nazis, Anna secretly listened to the radio broadcasts of the Allies to figure out the true circumstances of the war. When Werner finds out, a world seems to collapse for him. But that's not the only secret Anna keeps hidden from Werner.

War orphans Elene and Leo have lived with their grandfather Davit in a small village near the town of Gori in Georgia since they were very young. Although the Russian-Georgian war of 2008 took place years ago, its effects are still clearly present: the border illegally erected by the Russian military runs close to the small family's home and is increasingly threatening their existence due to the creeping relocation.