In 1972, Czech journalist Pavel Horak climbs into the trunk of a modified Mercedes in Prague with the aim of crossing the border into West Germany. Pavel and his wife Jana already wished to flee to the West after Warsaw Pact troops invaded the country in August of 1968, but they remained for family reasons. The smuggler drops Pavel off in Nuremberg and drives back on the same day to get Jana. He returns – though with a woman Pavel doesn’t know. Pavel is confronted with an enigma… Moderation: Dr. Viola Bolduan