My Blind Date with Life

Saliya's eyesight progressively worsens, forcing him to confront a potential career-ending condition. An ophthalmologist tells him and his family that only immediate surgery can preserve any meaningful sight. Despite the family’s doubts, he remains determined to complete his Abitur.

Driven by perseverance and the aid of his memory techniques, he powers through the remaining coursework. He completes the Abitur despite his visual impairment. The achievement marks a turning point for his future plans.

Seeking employment after the Abitur, Saliya faces rejection because his impaired vision is visible on his applications. The obstacles highlight the prejudice he faces despite his intelligence and discipline. He still dreams of working in hospitality.

Saliya secures a position at the Bayrischer Hof without disclosing his disability. He quickly forms a bond with Max, the only person he openly trusts about his vision problem. The two begin a mentor-mentee relationship as he learns the hotel routines.

At the hotel, Saliya meets Laura, a single mother who supplies produce from her family farm. The pair grow closer, though Saliya keeps his impairment secret to avoid complicating their budding relationship. Laura quietly becomes a supportive figure in his life.

To help his mother financially, Saliya starts working nights as a pizza baker, keeping this second job hidden from his hotel supervisors. The strain of two jobs leads him to rely on stimulants to maintain energy. His health and rhythm begin to suffer as a result.

Exhaustion and a disrupted schedule cause Saliya to oversleep and arrive late for work at the hotel. His supervisors reprimand him, but the situation highlights the fragility of his double life. The stress pushes him further from balancing both roles.

While spending time with Laura and her son Oskar, Saliya is distracted by a phone call and loses sight of the boy on a playground. Laura returns distraught, and only then does Saliya reveal his impaired vision. The revelation shatters their relationship, and Laura leaves him.

During a hotel wedding, Saliya, exhausted and overwhelmed, drops a tray of Sekt and collides with the wedding cake. The guests and newlyweds react in horror, and he is fired on the spot. The incident marks a low point in his life.

Overwhelmed by the events, he drinks heavily and suffers a fall, ending up in hospital. His family rallies around him, offering support and care during the recovery. The hospital stay becomes a turning point for his later redemption.

Saliya receives help from his mother and sister, which allows him to regroup and return to the hotel. He asks for a second chance to participate in the graduation exam, seeking to prove his abilities despite the setback. His resolve begins to turn the tide.

The supervisors grant him the chance to take the graduation exam, and he passes it successfully. With the exam behind him, he finishes his work at the hotel and plans a fresh start by opening his own venue with Max. A new chapter begins.

Laura forgives Saliya for the past and joins the opening ceremony to support the new venture. Her presence signals the possibility of rebuilding trust and a future together. She begins helping at the new venue from then on.