As the world teeters on the brink of annihilation, Dietrich Bonhoeffer joins a deadly plot to assassinate Hitler, risking his faith and fate to save millions of Jews from genocide.
This short follows Gregor Samsa from Franz Kafka's "The Metamorphosis". It is set in the modern world and shows the events leading up to Kafka's metamorphosis. Gregor is a young man working for a textile company, who breaks down mentally after his job becomes overwhelming. He slowly loses his...
On the highways of the Ruhr region, the paths of four people cross as they try to fulfill their long-lost dreams. One of them is Georg, the coach of a Bundesliga soccer team that has to win that evening's cup match if he wants to keep his job. He is about to be sacked and realizes that the business...
Because her father Erich had a heart attack, Meike returns to her hometown on Lake Constance with her son Paul. But Erich is not happy about the visit. He still blames his daughter for his son's death. Only his bright grandson Paul manages to break through the rough shell of the Lake Constance...
Anne Grainauer, a celebrated foreign correspondent, suddenly finds herself without a job after 24 years. The charming Gregor König offers some consolation. Anne finds out that Gregor is not only the mayor of Dresden, but also the favorite enemy of her daughter Jess, who is leading a citizens'...
Wonderful prospects for Stefan Herrlich: the father of three is celebrating his promotion to managing director. Just then he learns from his wife Ines that his mother has died. Now Stefan has to take care of his father, the retired Latin teacher and amateur hunter Hubert. The two stubborn men don't...
A suburban German family which, at first glance, appears quite typical. There’s the hardworking parents with little time for their off-spring. Twelve-year-old Marcus and his annoying little sister, as children will do, both strive for the attention of their parents. One night, Marcus makes a...
