this movie be about how important it be to live your life to the full . to live your dream and follow your instinct and to resist social pressure and stay true to yourself and to become who you really be . lead character anna and a hard work wife and mother of two daughter and have always want to be a writer . but her work and husband and two daughter have always stand between her and her passion . a sick daughter and an unfaithful husband and a demand old mother and and her own social commitment make it hard for her to sit down and write her autobiography . then dramatic event make her realize that she have only one mission represent to be a writer and to finally live . ( leef . ) several different sub story develop and finally come together in a breathtaking and jubilant climax . award win script writer maria goo be at her best here and and so be director willem van de sande bakhuysen and who be terminally ill when the shooting start and who die shortly after live . be complete .