Antje Ritter

15-year-old Elise is longing for a happy family life, but her mother Betty is weak and egocentric. She drowns her problems in alcohol. Everything seems to turn out good when they meet Ludwig. But he does not fall in love with Betty, he loves Elise.

Confronted with her dementia, old, stubborn Mrs. Fleischer stops eating - she wants to die on her own terms. Caregiver Alexandra is tasked and determined to make her eat. With creativity and great bellicosity, these not so dissimilar women challenge each other. Deliberately provocative, mischievously amused, but also with an increasing sense of understanding for each other's struggles, they grow closer...