While others their age retire, a group of homosexuals and transsexuals between the ages of 60 and 70 dare to make a big entrance – they performed the stage show »Gardenia« (2010) by Alain Platel and Frank Van Laecke for two-and-a-half years and appeared in it around the world.

Thomas Wallner, born in 1966 in Bad Tölz, follows some of the »Gardenia« performers after their return to everyday life. They tell their stories openly – about searching for love, bitter disappointments and the courage to carry on. This results in a warm-hearted portrait of extraordinary people who had to take time in their lives to come to terms with gender identities and who have ultimately found their way.