Berlin, capital of the GDR, 1988. The country is still in a political slumber - the old comrades rule and believe in an invincible socialism. At the Friedrichstadt-Palast, however, they don't care about the morbid state politics. Here, the spectacular show "Jubilee" is being prepared as the highlight of the 40th anniversary of the GDR. It's all about top performance for the dance..

Preparations for the premiere are in full swing. Chris is rehearsing again, and she invites Marlene to the premiere. When her sister accepts, the impending reunion boosts Chris' energy levels. She delivers a great performance in rehearsals and - much to Bettina Wilke's displeasure - is given the solo position. Bettina becomes part of the supporting cast and stays right behind Chris. Doris..

Chris calls in sick at the Palace and accepts that her solo will now be performed by Bettina. Then Chris asks Lilia's father, Alexander Bachmann, a musician at the Palace, to look after his daughter for a few days. With her sister's passport, she crosses the heavily guarded inner-German border. In the meantime, preparations for the next show "Dream Visions" begin at the Palace...

Meanwhile in East Berlin, Marlene bravely leads her sister’s life. However, when a colleague picks her up for her first rehearsal with the star choreographer, Steven Williams, at the Friedrichstadt-Palast, she fails to hide behind a flimsy flu. In order not to have to dance, she starts an argument with Williams and is thrown out of the Palace. The choreographer cancels Chris’ solo. Mar..

In the Pankow apartment house, the grandparents, the mother and her daughters all get together. Rosa tells her view of that time. She describes how Roland sent her an escape agent who wanted to take her and Chris through the sewage system to West Berlin and from there by plane to Bavaria. An unbelievable proposal that Rosa rejected. Rosa is overjoyed to finally be reunited with both daughters. The..

With heavy hearts, Chris and Georg have to part the next morning. But Chris is confident that she will come to visit Georg with Marlene's passport as often as she can. Shortly before crossing the border, the lovers notice that they are being photographed. Has state security become aware of the sisters? Chris returns home in shock. There she finds Alexander, Marlene and Lilia in a deep sleep...