MerelyafewyearsafterthefalloftheWall,Berlinisinastateofupheaval.Mammothconstructionsites,particularlyinthenewgovernmentdistrictbetweenBellevueandTiergarten,revealthecity'seffortstotakeonthearchitecturalappearanceofamodernnewcapital-ataskthatrisksscarringthefaceoftheoldmetropolis,foreverwipingoutthematerialpresenceofitshistory,marringthememoryofitinthemindsofitsinhabitants.HelgaReidemeisterdocumentsthesechangeswithapoeticeyeforthecomplicatedbeautyoftoday'sBerlin,whileavoidingsentimentalorconventionallanguage.Musicbyworld-renownedjazztrombonistKonradBauercontributesmuchtothehauntingbeautyofthiswork.Thedocumentaryfocusesontheyoungphotographer,RobertParis,andthebeliefsheshareswithhisfriendsandfamily.