A divorced father picks up his eight-year-old daughter Lea. It seems pretty much like every second weekend, but after a while Lea can't help feeling that something isn't right. So begins a fateful journey.
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Simon Schwarz
Michael Baumgartner
Julia Pointner
Lea
Marion Rottenhofer
Mother
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