Budding imam Cem Balta lives in Hanover with his wife Sehra and their daughter Hanna. The Baltas grew up in Germany, follow a modern interpretation of Islam, and feel fully integrated. Then comes the sudden death of Sehra’s best friend Natalie, and the Balta family is tasked with taking on the guardianship of Natalie’s six-year-old daughter Pia. While Sehra wants to make sure she fulfils the last wishes of her friend, Pia’s grandparents see things differently. They start legal proceedings to petition for custody of Pia. At the same time, the Baltas are confronted with prejudice on all sides. Everywhere they turn, from office to school, their decision to raise a German child provokes controversy. Even at the mosque, the issue of the future imam taking Pia into his family is contentious.