Short Term Memory Loss

Ronald war einst ein Boxer. Dann jedoch hat er einen Unfall und verliert sein Kurzzeitgedächtnis. Fortan kann er sich nur noch an alles erinnern, was sich vor dem Tag seiner Kopfverletzung ereignet hat und das erschwert sein Leben enorm. Ronalds Frau Annett (Veronica Ferres) hat es mit dem Leiden ihres Ehemannes ebenfalls nicht leicht. Außerdem hat sie die zusätzlichen Sorgen, dass sie das Haus der Familie verlieren könnte. Als der Anwalt Lorenzo ihr in dieser Sache hilfreich zur Seite steht, entwickelt sich mehr aus seiner Unterstützung. Doch kann Annett für ihr persönliches Glück den gedächtnislosen Ronald allein zurücklassen?

Aliases

• Tod auf Raten

After an accident, the former boxer has lost his short-term memory. Now, nothing is the same anymore. Roland's world has no future, and the past only exists in his mind up until his accident. Although he seems perfectly normal to the outside observer, his condition has him and his family in thrall. Normal life is no longer possible for his wife Annett and son Constantin. Annett has to spend day and night looking after her husband. She's become a full-time caregiver, while no medical insurance will recognize his condition. Annett is in danger of losing the house. She can't work and no one will pay for Ronald's illness. Annett sets her hopes on attorney Lorenzo Stegmann, who's seen better days, too. A tender romance develops between this odd couple, which tears Annett apart inside. She loves her husband and doesn't want to shirk her responsibility. At the same time, she's at the end of her rope, having virtually given herself up as a living, breathing woman