Stay away from Gretchen

A Great Love in Dark Times

The well-known Cologne news anchor Tom Monderath is worried about his 84-year-old mother Greta, who is increasingly forgetting things. When the diagnosis of dementia looms, Tom is horrified. However, his mother's illness becomes a gift: for the first time, Greta shares stories from her life - about her childhood in East Prussia, her beloved grandparents, fleeing from Russian soldiers in the icy winter, and her time in occupied Heidelberg. But when Tom comes across a photo of a little girl with dark skin, Greta falls silent. For the first time, Tom begins to delve deeper into his mother's past. Not only to finally understand her sadness, but also for his own happiness.