The 60-year-old actress Anna is attacked in front of a trendy bar in West Berlin. A young man shoves her, snatches her purse, and runs away. The lady falls to her knees and keeps looking at the running thief. A little later, they face each other again: Anna and Adrian. Anna reluctantly accepts a job as a language coach for the 17-year-old who suffers from a speech impairment. Adrian is an orphan and is considered a difficult case. Anna is an actress, but she hasn’t been acting for a while. Both are somewhat removed from life, living on the edge of society. Anna receives Adrian at her home. Soon the lessons turn into dinners, walks and smoking cigarettes together. Eventually, they try to take on the rest of the world. Encouraged by each other, but penniless, they leave town. They want to go to France, to the sea...