Un ángel observa la vida de las personas en Berlín, pero desea experimentar la vida humana. Fascinado por una trapecista, debe elegir entre su existencia eterna y las alegrías y los dolores de ser humano.
 
An angel watches over people in Berlin but longs to experience human life. After becoming fascinated by a trapeze artist, he must choose between his eternal existence and the joys and pain of being human.