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Barbara Herzog has been running the traditional Maibach paper mill since her father's death. The respected medium-sized company is a well-established family business: Mother Elisabeth works in the office, Barbara's younger brother Rainer ...See moreBarbara Herzog has been running the traditional Maibach paper mill since her father's death. The respected medium-sized company is a well-established family business: Mother Elisabeth works in the office, Barbara's younger brother Rainer manages the technical processes, and Barbara's daughter Ina is to join the company after graduation. When a machine failure brings production to a standstill, Barbara has to cut the annual profit distribution in order to purchase new equipment. Rainer's wife Silke, whose relationship with Barbara is a bit tense anyway, because, in her opinion, Rainer lets himself be dominated by his sister too much, is downright annoyed that the longed-for vacation is now falling into the water. In this tense situation, the wine merchant Marius Perlinger appears, nephew of a silent partner in the paper mill. After the death of his uncle, Marius inherited 20 percent of the family business and is now proposing to sell the financially troubled factory so that his share can be paid out to him. Barbara is surprised to find that her family would agree with Marius 'plans: Elisabeth would like to retire from office work, Ina wants to go abroad, and Rainer could also imagine a change. A world collapses for Barbara, who only ever lived for the factory. Desperate, she fled to a small wine village to seek advice from her old friend Alexander (Franz Xaver Zach). Marius of all people follows Barbara to make her an offer that she cannot refuse.See less