A comedy about two characters navigating the challenges and conflicts of socialism, college, and workplace comedy. Set in Leipzig, Thuringen, the movie explores the clash of generations and the impact of digital transformation. The main character, a computer programmer, finds himself caught in a political satire amidst the rapidly changing world of computer technology.

Two people love each other when they know they should not. Their parents' and friends' pleas, their social backgrounds and reputation, their careers; everything is used to make them give each other up. Flattery, lies and threats finally drive Frank to despair and Karin to treason. But it is not due to their parents' hatred, nor to any greed for inherited wealth. Rather, the mere conjecture expressed by the authorities is enough to set off a merciless mechanism.