When hope belonged to us

New York, 1923: Together with his fiancée Scarlett, the young Philipp Korff is planning a trip to Europe to introduce the clever American woman to his family. In reality, the trip has a dramatic purpose: Scarlett is seriously ill and hopes to find advice from European doctors. Nevertheless, she enjoys the thrill of the Big Apple - forbidden speakeasies, the new jazz, the Broadway shows - she wants to outsmart death. In the old world, things seem to be quieter. Katrin, the long-time housekeeper of the family, has now become Maxim Korff's lover. However, she is unaware of the dark sides that the old patriarch is beginning to reveal. In this extravagant time, which fails to recognize that the seeds for the next world war are already sprouting within it, the young lovers fight for their happiness while Maxim paves the way for the devil who is soon to dominate Europe.