A young, talented but penniless tennis player attracts the attention of an ex-champion who offers to train him. He works hard to achieve his meteoric rise, but loses sight of his familiar surroundings and falls in with the wrong friends.
Out of love for her mother, Anna Linke takes the blame for a fatal accident caused by her daughter Lilli and goes to prison. Meanwhile, Lilli makes a career as a model, but suffers from strong feelings of guilt. When Anna is released and moves in with her, Lilli feels overwhelmed by her care, and...