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Sumire is in love with a woman 17 years her senior. But whereas Miu is glamorous and successful, Sumire is an aspiring writer who dresses in an oversized second-hand coat and heavy boots like a character in a Kerouac novel. Sumire spends hours on the phone talking to her best friend K about the big questions in life: what is sexual desire, and should she ever tell Miu how she feels for her? Meanwhile K wonders whether he should confess his own unrequited love for Sumire. Then, a desperate Miu calls from a small Greek island: Sumire has mysteriously vanished....

Am 4. Oktober 1957 erreichen die ersten Satelliten die Erdumlaufbahn. Kurz darauf erblickt in Westberlin Sputnik das Licht der Welt. Er wächst auf zwischen den Geschichten von Sala, der geliebten Mutter, die der Wirklichkeit ihre eigenen Bilder entgegenhält, und den Büchern des Vaters Otto. Schon früh wird ihm die Welt zur Bühne, alle scheinen eine Rolle zu spielen, und wie sonst sollte man das Leben begreifen? Als Jugendlicher dann die Flucht nach Paris: in die Welt der Literatur und zu Annie, die ihn Begehren, Liebe und Eifersucht lehrt.

A 1950's Fiction based on facts story.Follow the backstory and timeline of three main characters from the musical dramedy; Radio Girl and how they converge to create the Sputnik Satellite Radio Show on WNYK NICK 1150 Radio in 1957. Nick Nickolas is the unabashed bygone era big band singer turned radio DJ and station Manager of WNYK 1150 Radio. He is a redeemed anti-hero who struggles his whole life just to win. Daryl Mundane designs and builds WNYK 1150 Radio. He is a wounded WW1 veteran and former addict who becomes a multi-millionaire with his patented radio components and transistors. Tracy...