1985 – A crazy, hot summer in which Boris Becker wins Wimbledon, four passenger planes crash within a month, all the big rock stars sing at Life Aid for those starving in Africa, and three families threaten to crumble in a settlement on the outskirts of town. Mothers and fathers try to prove themselves as enlightened and interested people who lead an ethical life. Alexa Hennig von Lange tells the story of a generation of parents who longed for a freer feeling of togetherness. The ideologies they followed. The love that connected them. The fears they had. The childhood they wanted for their sons and daughters. The mistakes they made. The resulting decisions their children made.