Die Bleierne Zeit plot
Charges against the treatment of RAF terrorists in prison. Germany 1968 ; Marianne and Juliane, two daughters of a priest, fight for their changes in society such as abortion freedom. However, the sisters are completely different. Juliane is a journalist and Marianne joins a terrorist group. After she is caught by the police, she is placed in an isolation cell. Juliane remains her last contact with the outside world. Although she does not accept her sister's arguments, and against the wishes of her friend Wolfgang, she continues to support her sister. She questions the treatment of Marianne by the judiciary and the police.