Anna is 60 and her acting heyday is now behind her. She lives on her own but has a friend and confidant in her downstairs neighbour Michel, who is also single. Reluctantly, Anna accepts a job as a language coach for 17-year-old Adrian who has a speech impediment and is something of a misfit. She recognises him as the boy who recently snatched her handbag in the street ...
　　“Irresistible” is the term that springs to mind when describing this light-footed and humorous story of an impossible love affair between a thief and a lady. Director Nicolette Krebitz handles the fragile balance between the dictates of society and the heart with great care. The fresh breath of freedom blows through a narrative that makes room for a nod to old West Berlin, some gentle teasing of Germany’s French neighbours, and even a ghost that is chased away to make way for new possibilities. But most of all, A E I O U is a passionate love letter to Sophie Rois and, perhaps through her, all the brilliant actors neglected by an industry all too fond of young blood. Well, it turns out that these young players, embodied here by newcomer Milan Herms, not only look up to their more experienced peers, they truly love them.

　　莱尼·格鲁伊滕生于30年代的一个从事建筑工程的商人家庭。在纳粹上台之后，她家曾获利其中。但在接下来的二战时期，莱尼却经受了一次又一次命运的打击。当她在战败前夕爱上俄罗斯战俘博里斯的时候，她被人民唾骂成“苏联婊子”。然而，即使是博里斯的死也没有打消莱尼对生活的勇气。她过着隐居的生活，而当她与土耳其劳工梅赫梅特相识相爱之后，她又重新选择了遵从自己内心的感受。(豆瓣字幕翻译2.0小组)