Ludwig is a wealthy banker who wants to be an artist. His wife Gina is convinced that matter and time can't exist. Daniel and Monika, a young bohemian couple, live happy lives with values and believes that are in almost every aspect the opposite of what Ludwig and Gina's lives are about. One day Ludwig starts telling Daniel his story: how he helped political refugees to escape to Casablanca; how he lost everything and what happened then; how he and Gina travelled the world. But there was more. It took a long time before Daniel discovered the banker's secret: the dark events that once dominated his past and that even Gina didn't know. Despite all their differences, the friendship between the two unlike couples grows over many years. Then, one day, Ludwig's past catches up with him.