Vera and Wolf Küper live in Berlin with their 5-year-old daughter Nina and their one-year-old son Simon. Vera takes care of the children and the household alongside a part-time job, while Wolf works as a scientific advisor to the UN, trying to raise awareness of the seriousness of the coming climate catastrophe. The stressful everyday life in a system that is not exactly family-friendly puts increasing strain on the young family and the couple's relationship. The Küper family's way of life is finally shaken to the core when little Nina is diagnosed with a fine motor and coordination disorder. At this moment, Wolf remembers a wish that his daughter expressed shortly before going to bed. Nina would like to have a million minutes, just for the really nice things.

大卫（马里奥·菲舍尔（Mario Fischel））是当地拉比（沃尔特·陶布（Walter Taub））的儿子，他看到1930年代德国的反犹太主义抬头，但直到他的父亲的犹太教堂被焚毁，母亲（艾琳·弗基扬（Irene Vrkijan））遭到骚扰、威吓之后， 他才意识到德国已经变得多么危险。 有一段时间，他和他的家人设法在柏林地下生存。 但是与纳粹军官的亲密接触使他断绝了与自己所爱的每个人的联系，独自走了出去。