朱迪思是柏林的一名急诊医生。当她从奥地利的一家人那里继承了一栋房子，而这家人正是她在童年时期被送给的收养家庭时，她踏上了揭开自己身世之谜的旅程。然而，这一探寻最终变成了一场噩梦般的探索，不仅揭开了过去的面纱，还深入到了她灵魂深处的黑暗地带。

In 1930s Berlin, Dr. Jakob Fabian, who works by day in advertising for a cigarette company and by night wanders the streets of the city, falls in love with an actress. As her career begins to blossom, prospects for his future begin to wane.