In Berlin--during one of the hottest summers in the last seven years--Antonia, a single mother and an exhausted hotel maid who has lost faith in her, drives her son to the bus station to visit his father in Paris. Late again for work, an unexpected act of compassion will pave the way for a fateful encounter with the famous blind portrait painter, Julius Pass, who is on pins and needles for his big exhibition opening; however, is this untidy maid prepared for an unforgettable and life-altering experience?