"Only he deserves freedom like life, who must conquer it daily!" Goethe, Faust I. After her departure from the GDR and the reunification with her husband, Lisa finds herself confronted with the darker sides of the Western world. Her struggle to establish a foundation for herself and her children leads her down a rocky path of life, which is also a constant battle for the young woman's self-determination. Always in search of outer and inner freedom, she becomes a reflection of a politically charged era.