 Germany, 1968: The priest s daughters Marianna and Juliane both fight for changes in society, like making abortion legal. However their means are totally different: while Juliane s committed as a reporter, her sister joins a terroristic organization. After she s caught by the police and put into isolation jail, Juliane remains as her last connection to the rest of the world. Although she doesn t accept her sister s arguments and her boyfriend Wolfgang doesn t want her to, Juliane keeps on helping her sister. She begins to question the way her sister is treated.