Seemingly weightless, the aging tightrope walker Valentin dances above the abysses of life. Just like fifteen-year-old Cora, he believes he is immortal, for both have already escaped death once. Cora's beloved stepbrother Raoul died in an accident, and Cora blames her father, architect HP Sternberg. When he wants to open a prestigious new building on the anniversary of the accident of all days, Cora plans a spectacular revenge together with Adrian, who loves her more than anything ...
