The film is based on a true incident and tells the story of actress Miriam, who suffers from the incurable hereditary lung disease cystic fibrosis since birth. When her father comes across a new method of treating the disease, Miriam meets people who can help her for the first time. But Miriam's lungs are severely damaged, a lung transplant is inevitable.

Die Luft zum atmen

GDR, August 1989: Hanna and Andreas became a target of the secret police and had to give up their plans for their future studies and desired professions. Instead, they face arbitrariness, mistrust and reprisals. Their only chance for a self-determined life lies in fleeing across the Baltic Sea. Fifty kilometres of water separate them from freedom - and only a thin connecting rope around their wrists saves them from absolute loneliness.