The race car drivers Robert Wenck and Kurt Harder are good friends. They become rivals when it appears that Robert is married to Eva. Eva was the former lover of Kurt Harder. Complications will follow.
Set in a warm summer in 1990 in former East Germany, it follows a young woman who begins a relationship with a charismatic farmer who is twice her age.
Lüks spor otomobil şirketi Ferrari'nin kurucusu Enzo Ferrari'nin hikayesini anlatacak olan film, 1957'de Ferrari'nin Mille Miglia yarışına katıldığı dönemi merkezine alıyor. Eşi Laura ile birlikte sıfırdan inşa ettikleri şirketin iflasla karşı karşıya olması, fırtınalı bir evlilik, bir oğullarının yası ve diğerinin tanınmasıyla mücadele eden Ferrari'nin sonunda ikonik yarış Mille Miglia'ya katılmaya karar vererek kayıplara karşı koymaya çalışmasının hikayesinin anlatıldığı filmin senaryosu Brock Yates'in "Enzo Ferrari - The Man and the Machine" adlı kitabından Troy Kennedy Martin tarafından uyarlandı.
Middle-aged widow Beatrice Hunsdorfer and her daughters Ruth and Matilda are struggling to survive in a society they barely understand. Beatrice dreams of opening an elegant tea room but does not have the wherewithal to achieve her lofty goal. Epileptic Ruth is a rebellious adolescent, while shy but highly intelligent and idealistic Matilda seeks solace in her pets and school projects, including one designed to show how small amounts of radium affect marigolds.
Frank Capua is a rising star on the race circuit who dreams of winning the big one - the Indianapolis 500. But to get there he runs the risk of losing his wife Elora to his rival, Luther Erding, and strains the relationship with his stepson.
Andrew Crocker-Harris is an embittered and disliked teacher of Greek and Latin at a British prep school. After nearly 20 years of service, he is being forced to retire for 'health reasons', and perhaps may not even be given a pension. The boys regard him as a Hitler, with some justification. His unfaithful wife Laura tries to hurt him in any way she can. Andrew must come to terms with his failed life and at least regain his own self-esteem.