一对男女在一次展览中邂逅，彼此一见钟情难以自拔。几天后，他们又偶然重逢，于是一起去喝咖啡。两个已有家室的陌生人陷入了不可言喻的激情中。被 Roland深深吸引的Svenja跟随他去旅馆偷情，两人关系一发不可收拾。Roland是Svenja丈夫所在银行的经理，习惯千方百计得到自己所要的东西。他把Svenja的丈夫派遣到印度尼西亚取代当地不久前被杀害的负责人。对此一无所知的Svenja陷入了婚外情中……

A portrait of a modern family between collapse and new beginnings dealing with the big issues of our times, in a world that is reeling. Tim, Milena, their almost grown-up twins Frieda and Jon and their illegitimate son Dio - this is the Engels family, who seemingly have nothing left to hold them together when housekeeper Farrah enters their lives. The mysterious Syrian woman puts the Engels' emotional world to an unexpectedly wild test.