For Anna, the signs indicate that changes are coming. She’s twelve years old, starting at a new school, discovering new opportunities – and also their price. WHEN YOU'RE AFRAID, YOU PUT YOUR HEART INTO YOUR MOUTH AND SMILE is both the title and the agenda. Because in the world of Marie Luise Lehner's feature film debut, social conditions are the way we know them but at the same time a little different, a little gentler, a little more relaxed and more open to adopting an unusual perspective on things.