At the centre of the film is Ingeborg Bachmann, the radical writer and uncompromising woman. The film tells the story of the author's life in Berlin, Zurich and Rome, her relationship with Max Frisch, her trip to Egypt and her radical texts and readings, which paraphrase the style of her literature and life: “Truth is reasonable for man.”

Lead actress Margarethe von Trotta won the PÖFF Lifetime Achievement Award in 2020. The film participated in the 2023 Berlin Film Festival Competition Programme.