A love story between a boy from West Berlin and a girl from East Berlin
For an entire generation, the summer of 1989 was a wild and scintillating promise. Rebellion and upheaval everywhere. Right in the middle of it all is Marc from West Berlin, who, in East Berlin, can be who he always wanted to be: interesting and desirable. As soon as he crosses the border, his friends from the East Berlin scene welcome him with open arms – obviously also because he comes with goods that are in scarce supply in the East: books, records, and music magazines. Everyone there thinks he’s a tour manager for cool bands in West Berlin; nobody knows he’s actually just gigging as a roadie.
At a party, Marc runs into Nele, a dreamer like him. She’d also like to be someone else – a duchess, a fairy, or at least French. When Nele and Marc stroll across the rooftops of Prenzlauer Berg, they feel like soul mates. Until one day the Wall comes down…
