Summer 1961: Emil is working as an extra at the DEFA studios in Babelsberg, East Germany when he falls in love with a French dancer named Milou. The young lovebirds are obviously meant for each other, but the construction of the Berlin Wall tears them apart. It looks like they will never see each other again until Emil has a crazy idea: He's going to produce a movie and bring Milou back to Babelsberg!