Love by Proxy

Widower Ralf is in love with a young American woman called Earlie Thomas. Beautiful and mysterious, Earlie is in great danger. Having travelled to Ghana to inherit her murdered father's legacy, she soon realises that her family – owners of one of the country's most lucrative gold mines since colonial times – has a number of enemies. Earlie gets caught up in a web of opaque plots. But then rescue is at hand when Mr. Saw, her father's former bodyguard, offers to take Earlie and her inheritance to Germany. For this to work, Ralf's support is essential. A love story unfolds between Ghana and Germany as Ralf embarks on the adventure of his lifetime. He is determined that Earlie will survive – whatever the cost.

Source: 74. Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin (Catalogue)