Venice in Winter: Claudia, a lawyer from Berlin, takes ten weeks off from her job, marriage, and everyday life to travel alone to Venice. In the beginner's class of a language school, she meets the American art historian Christopher, who hopes to start a new life in Europe. Then there's Victoria, a young woman from St. Petersburg, who struggles with existential fears and uncertain future prospects. They all share a passion for literature and have fallen in love with the Serenissima. Against the backdrop of the winter lagoon city, their friendships and dreams for the future develop. Slowly at first, then increasingly faster, Claudia's life begins to move and takes on a dynamic she never expected...