Christine and Konrad are a typical leftist liberal couple living and working in Berlin -- she, a doctor at a clinic, and he, a theater director. But they are also the parents of two lovely girls they don't always know how to handle. For instance, the time the hamster died and they both asked for a funeral. They decided to hire a governess, Argentinean Isabel, which was forced to leave her parents' house when she became pregnant. Even so, the gap between career and family is not going to be bridged so easily for the couple.