17 years later
'17 years later' is a movie in three parts. It tells the story of two young women who coincidentally meet. One is from the former GDR the other from the Western part of Germany. The story begins in the reunited Berlin...
A year later they meet again. Katja visits Mandy in her hometown Chemnitz. However, they don't seem to get on as well as in Berlin. They start an argument which is strongly influenced by old prejudices regarding the East and the West. Only a coincidence can impede the sudden end of their friendship.
Another year has gone. Katja and Mandy stand by the river Rhine and overlook the city. Mandy talks about her plan to go to Laos and Katja introduces her to her boyfriend. The last night they are walking through the streets, finally standing by the Rhine again. Both not knowing which way to go to Katja's flat, they just start walking.