Synopsis: The life of 20-year-old Lotte Brendel(Alicia von Rittberg) seems to have been mapped out by her father – as a wife and mother alongside a man who is to take over her parents’ carpentry business. Against her family’s wishes, the headstrong and artistically gifted Lotte joins a group of young artists, applies to the Bauhaus – and is accepted. The Weimar Bauhaus, under the direction of the visionary Walter Gropius (Jörg Hartmann), claimed not only to combine art and craftsmanship, but also to find a place for the “New Man”. Lotte finds a supporter and the love of her life in Bauhäusler Paul Seligmann(Noah Saavedra). She is given the opportunity to complete her studies as a woman on an equal footing – under the guidance of world-famous artists such as Johannes Itten(Christoph Letkowski), Lyonel Feininger, Wassily Kandinsky, Paul Klee and Oskar Schlemmer.

But the break with her family, who deny her any financial support and refuse to accept her desire for self-realization for a long time, puts a strain on Lotte. Lotte and Paul try to live as equals. The artist couple’s relationship is repeatedly put to the test by their environment. When the Bauhaus came under increasing political pressure from right-wing conservative and nationalist forces and voices were raised even at the school that saw the “German essence” in art under threat, Walter Gropius decided to move the Bauhaus to Dessau. Paul and Lotte, who now have a daughter together, follow the art school to the unfamiliar city. Here, the new living situation and the struggle for professional recognition lead to fierce conflicts…