Mila, Emilia Schüle, Hanna, Selina Shirin Müller, and Kati, Henriette Nagel, are best friends at fourteen who would do anything for each other. They hatch a plan to boost Mila’s grades by coordinating with their teachers, a scheme that tugs at the edges of their school life and their private hopes. The girls’ crushes complicate everything: Kati adores “Sandwich”-Tobi, a boy who always seems to be eating, but never notices her the way she wishes; she also finds herself drawn to Florian, Axel Kellermann — her cousin who stirs her feelings in a very different way. Hanna starts dating Branko, Ben Unterkofler, a few years older, while Mila wrestles with a quiet longing of her own.
Mila’s world shifts when she meets Pit Winter, David Rott, a trainee teacher who temporarily steps in for her pregnant German instructor. Mila writes an anonymous love poem for him, hoping to bridge the gap between admiration and affection. But when Mila learns that her mother has a dinner date with Pit, her fragile hope becomes tangled with jealousy and fear. Pit reads the poem and fixes his gaze on the mistakes Mila makes because of dyslexia, a reaction that stings and complicates what Mila thought might be a simple crush. For Kati and Hanna, the mood also darkens: Florian’s affection for his piano teacher leads him to end things with Kati just before her birthday party, and Branko and Hanna argue about Mila and Hanna pursuing a casting show.
Into this mix comes Brian, Wilson Gonzalez Ochsenknecht, a new student from Hamburg who unsettles the group. Kati immediately falls for him, and Mila’s quiet curiosity about Brian deepens when Mila rewrites a poem for him and turns it into a song. The tension between Mila and Kati rises as their competing affections for Brian create an icy mood between them. A school trip to a planetarium becomes a turning point when Mila is kissed in the dark, leaving her to wonder if Brian could truly share her feelings. Meanwhile, someone called Pegasus begins sending Mila romantic messages and even translates a song for her—little clues that seem to point toward Brian as the object of her affection.
The drama intensifies as Mila’s mother reveals she may be pregnant, and Pit Winter is named as the possible father. Mila’s world spirals: she runs away and ends up at a suspension railway station. The next morning, Markus, Jonathan Beck, appears at the station and takes Mila to his father’s riding school. When Mila sees a class trip photo beside a statue of Pegasus and notices a picture of herself with Markus, she realizes Markus must be the Pegasus figure she’s been sensing. This realization helps Mila see her situation more clearly, and she returns home to a surprising moment of warmth: her mother confirms the pregnancy test was a false alarm, and she suggests Mila will find a good partner who appreciates her for who she is. With this new clarity, Mila drives back to the riding school with her mother, where she finds Markus on a hill that holds personal meaning, and the two share a kiss, signaling a hopeful turn.
In the end, happiness feels achievable for everyone. Kati, who had once pursued Brian with a hopeful heart, watches as he falls for Vanessa, Christina Peifer, and leaves his concert with a heavy heart. Back on the street, a drinker’s aggression is thwarted when a nearby ally steps in, and Kati, in a fit of resilience, begins to feel drawn to Branko once more, hinting at a fresh start rather than an exit. Hanna travels to Munich for the casting show and reaches the quarterfinals; just before her next performance, her talisman—a heart given by Branko—begins to glow. The two hearts react to each other’s presence, and in a touching twist they find each other again after Hanna’s elimination, reaffirming that love and friendship can endure even when obstacles appear.
Throughout these intertwined stories, the film balances adolescent curiosity with the realities of growing up: the excitement of new crushes and first loves, the ache of misaligned affections, and the resilience that comes from supporting one another through miscommunication and heartbreak. The ensemble cast threads together a coming-of-age experience that mixes humor with heartfelt moments, underscored by the small, relatable victories that define what it means to grow up with friends by your side.
