Alex's sister who abandons her economics studies to work at a Burger King. She assists her brother in maintaining the East German illusion for their mother. Her pregnancy with her boyfriend Rainer's child symbolizes the merging of East and West Germany.
Ariane and Alex work together to sustain the household deception.
Rainer and Ariane form a romantic couple representing the new West German influence.
The mother-daughter relationship highlights generational shifts and hope for the future.
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