Sophie is admitted to hospital with a fainting spell. She has recently started feeling sick all the time and has a headache. She fears she might be pregnant again. And now she is diagnosed with a brain tumor. Her husband Joachim is never around and their three sons consume all her energy. She throws herself into an affair with the doctor Paul Wolff in order to feel alive again.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Monica BleibtreuMarie Dunkel | Marie Dunkel |
 Ulrich NoethenJoachim Hellwig | Joachim Hellwig |
 Hark BohmBusfahrer | Busfahrer |
 Katrin PollittBahnbeamtin | Bahnbeamtin |
 Victoria TrauttmansdorffSophie Hellwig | Sophie Hellwig |
 Gustav Peter WöhlerPfarrer | Pfarrer |
 Maren EggertLillis Mutter | Lillis Mutter |
 Janna StriebeckNele Wolff | Nele Wolff |
 Max HerbrechterRüdiger | Rüdiger |
| WWolfgang KraßnitzerBlumenthal | Blumenthal |
 Annedore KleistBirte Gold | Birte Gold |
 Eckhard PreußPaul Wolff | Paul Wolff |
| PPaul GroteAnton Hellwig | Anton Hellwig |
 Meike KircherJacqueline | Jacqueline |
 Naomi KraussSophie Hellwig | Sophie Hellwig |
 Angela AscherTwiggy | Twiggy |
 Hendrik HeutmannNotarzt | Notarzt |
| SSören HüperArzt | Arzt |
| EElmar LauseArmin Laub | Armin Laub |
| HHeinz Gerhard LückHerr Kruse | Herr Kruse |
| WWillem MenneFritz Laub | Fritz Laub |
 Rainer PiwekSebastian | Sebastian |
 Stephan SchadLillis Vater | Lillis Vater |
| NNoah ThomasMax Hellwig | Max Hellwig |
| BBastienne VossAltenheimleiterin | Altenheimleiterin |
| JJohanna WernerLilli | Lilli |
| MMaximilian WernerNick Hellwig | Nick Hellwig |
 Helmut ZhuberRadiologe | Radiologe |