The 25 year old Ana is full of life at heart, but lives a dull and boring life in Berlin. Living on social welfare and working as a waitress. Her dream of becoming an actress and going to Hollywood fade slowly away in the years.

She feels her only chance to become an actress and to finalize the acting school is to become a human lab rat for medical experiments. Finally she makes the decision for testing a narcotic painkiller for cancer patients. Selling her body to science is the only option she sees to make her dream come true.

This decision becaomes a sorrowful experience for Ana. After having nothing and risking everything Ana decides to go to Hollywood to try her best. She gets sucked into working as a sexy masseuse. But most guys are interested in happy endings instead of a massage. "Testing Life" is inspired by a true story.