Karin, who is in her mid-thirties, works as registrar but has been divorced for several years. Together with her 16-year old daughter Nora, she leads a happy and independent life. Then, she finds a new partner in the mathematician Peter, but does not tell her daughter about him. When Peter proposes marriage, Karin always comes up with new excuses why such a step is still too early for her. She mainly fears that Nora would not be able to cope with another marriage of her mother. But when Peter cannot be dissuaded anymore by her excuses and finally wants to marry her, Karin comes up with a bizarre plan.
Marita Böhme
as Karin Werner
Alfred Müller
as Peter Freund
Evelyn Opoczynski
as Nora Werner
Jan Bereska
as Mark
Hanns-Michael Schmidt
as Sascha
Ilse Voigt
as Frau Braun
Marga Legal
as Prof. Wolle
Walter Lendrich
as Librarian
Brigitte Lindenberg
as Secretary
Volkmar Kleinert
as Klapproth