Milena Arne Schedle

On what must be the worst Christmas Eve of her life, Christina finally wants to tell her bigoted family about her steady girlfriend. Actually, she can already guess what will happen. And yet, she has to make a momentous decision.

Berlin in the 1920s. A dazzling place, but times are not only golden, they are marked by poverty and crime. Vicky arrives in the city, led by promises of a better life, she’s looking for a job. But as soon as she gets there, her hopes and dreams are met with a cold awakening. With no place to stay and nothing to her name, she hires on to work as a saleswoman at a newly-established, glamorous department store. But the founders are also fighting for survival, just like Vicky. Times are tough, and it’s about to get tougher.