When a spontaneous decision turns your whole life upside down
Hanna, 56, is in a state of shock: first, her husband Martin and their four grown-up children cancel their plans for a family holiday - and then she is given notice to quit her job, which she has done with love and dedication for years.
What is Hanna, who has always been there for others, supposed to do now? A TV documentary gives her a daring idea: she will cycle 809 kilometres from Hanover to Paris on her old Dutch bike! Family and friends don't take the unathletic Hanna seriously until she actually sets off. Hanna clearly realises that Martin can't cope with her decision when she proudly and happily arrives in Paris after a number of exertions ...