Jonas – a young man on the run – arrives in Berlin just in time to save Ruth’s life. Evicted from her apartment, the sarcastic but warm-hearted Ruth – an ageing Jewish cabaret singer – saw no other way out than suicide. Jonas, meanwhile, is driven by a secret, and fleeing from his love and his future. As Ruth recovers, she and Jonas begin to form a deep bond. Age-old Jewish culture and music are brought into the light of day as she tells him the story of her own impossible, tragic love for a non-Jewish man in post-WWII Germany, a love burdened by the legacy of the horrors perpetrated by Nazi Germany. As Jonas discovers Ruth’s past and takes part in her present, his attentions and the passionate, lusty Yiddish songs of her youth help her find the way back to life. And, upon learning of Jonas’ incurable illness, it is she who will help Jonas find the strength to tackle his fears, to stop fleeing, and to forcefully propose “L’Chaim – To Life!”

Cast: Hannelore Elsner, Max Riemelt, Aylin Tezel, Sharon Brauner, Andreas Schmidt, Catherine Flemming, Mathieu Carrière, Timothy Peach, Markus Maria Profitlich