Rothberg, Reichesdorf, Rauthal - contrary to expectations, these places are not in Germany, but in Transylvania, an area in the southern Carpathian region in the center of Romania. The names of these and other places tell that German-speaking people settled in the region long ago. The ethnic minority of the so-called Transylvanian Saxons, with their more than 800 years of history, is the oldest surviving German settler group in Eastern Europe. In the past centuries, the members understood themselves as a strong community, founded peasant settlements and are the only German-speaking minority of Europe, which was not expelled after the Second World War, but could even have German schools. With the fall of the Iron Curtain, however, there were large waves of emigration towards Germany and the number of Transylvanian Saxons was reduced by 95 percent to only an estimated 13,000 residents. In his conceptual documentary series, Marcus Glahn traces the footsteps of this minority in rural Transylvania and examines what has remained of the tradition and culture of the Transylvanian Saxons. In atmospheric portraits and landscape shots, his encounters with the members of the Transylvanian Saxons and their personal environment are reflected. At the same time, he also shows family members who are increasingly involved in marriages with Romanians, Hungarians and Roma. The work provides a documentary-essayistic insight into the character of a German-speaking minority in Eastern Europe and shows how it stands today. »Was soll man?« - a shortening of »What should one do?« heard in almost every conversation with the people he visited. The phrase evokes the concern of the Transylvanian Saxons in Romania before an uncertain future.