The seventh year

Dr. Barbara Heim, a heart surgeon, and Gunter Heim, a well-known actor, have been married for seven years. They have a six-year-old daughter. Both partners are totally taken up by their work which is physically and mentally extremely demanding. So there is little time left for family life and the strained relations worsen and finally plunge Barbara into a crisis - shortly before their seventh wedding anniversary At this very point a child dies in hospital, prompting Barbara to ask herself in desperation if - and for how long she can put up with the double burden of career and family. On top of this, she notices that Gunter is starting to compare her to other women.

In her misery, she turns to close friends for help and advice. From them she learns and realizes that it is precisely her responsible work which, in the eyes of her friends, constitutes her value as a person. With the help of her friends, the good working atmosphere among the team members and, not least a complicated but ...

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