Ein Samstag im August

Family is a patchwork quilt - it scratches and it warms. Elvira and Jobst are on their way home from vacation when they meet a young couple at a highway rest stop whose car has broken down. Although Elvira is skeptical, Jobst offers to take them along – unaware that this decision will plunge him and Elvira into a family drama that will put their marriage to the test. Everything changes for Elvira's sister that August weekend when their mother reveals a long-held secret. And Kathi, Elvira's sister-in-law, will not only lose her job in the coming weeks but also her patience with her in-laws. Over the course of a late summer, the women of the Wortmann family are forced to reassess their relationships. And a storm is brewing over the northern German plains that will sweep away all certainties.