Steffi is 16 and just graduated from high school. What lies ahead for her is a school trip to Paris, where she is planning to finally lose her virginity to her boyfriend. After the trip, she is working on her dream to become a police officer. The day before the trip, Steffi receives devastating news. She only has a few more months to live. When her parents refuse to let her travel to Paris, she has to find another way there. Help arrives in the form of young man who works at the local circus. Their journey to Paris is filled with action, adventure and complications, but also with a dose of soul searching. Nothing is going to stop Steffi from living life on her own terms.