Frieda and Erwin Schinke are moving into a small room in an old-people's home. They say good-bye to their friends in the familiar neighbourhood, arriving at their new home and meeting some of their new neighbours. The film describes how senior citiziens feel in a society in which youth and success are the important prerequisites. Filmed during the days before and after the 7th October 1989, signs of the GDR's collapse are apparent.
—Ulf Kjell Gür