Saskia Rosendahl

Germany, 1945. Five siblings, abandoned by their Nazi parents and succumbing to hunger, trek across their war-torn country in search of a safe haven.

Jakob Fabian, a young ad-man, spends his days working for a cigarette company and his nights wandering the streets of Berlin, where he falls in love with Cornelia, a beautiful actress. As her career begins to blossom, prospects for his future wane amid the twilight hedonism of pre-Nazi Germany.

When two German art students fall in love, the girl's father, who has a devastating secret, vows to end their relationship.