Leo, a young filmmaker, quarrels with the screenplay author about the explosive plot, has problems with his girlfriend Katrin, and to top it all, the department of education doesn't want to subsidize his film although the television people are interested in it. In other words, a lot of problems for Leo. An influential politician who thinks he has recognized himself in the film story is responsible for it all.

Leo, der junge Filmemacher, hat Probleme: Nicht nur, dass sein Privatleben mit Karin alles andere als in geordneten Bahnen verläuft - auch die Vorbereitungen für sein neues Filmprojekt mit dem Titel "Seifenblasen" drohen zu platzen