Alemania, años 20; un paquete de tabaco cuesta 40 billones de marcos. En Berlín Abel, un trapecista judio norteamericano y alcohólico encuentra el cadáver de su hermano en la habitación que ambos comparten. Se ha suicidado, y Abel se siente responsable de su cuñada, Manuela, que trabaja en un cabaret. Entre ambos surge una relación de mutua dependencia, en un mundo golpeado por la crisis, la violencia y la muerte.
When they start losing family members and neighbors due to WWII and the Nazi government's policies, a quiet married couple becomes disillusioned and begins spreading leaflets against the government - a crime punishable by death.
The writer Charmain Colson entertains a circle of old friends. One day, when the group receive an anonymous message saying Memento Mori/Remember you must die, they all panic in fear and angst.
Germany during the Cold War, a boy has fled Czechoslovakia. Star reporter Walter Roland investigates the background. In the process, he uncovers a plot: Western and Eastern agents are on the hunt for the Warsaw Pact's deployment plans against NATO, which a Czech officer has taken out of the country.
A poor 22 years old Hungarian man who's recently arrived in Paris meets a seemingly wealthy 17 years old Parisian girl. They fall in love, but tragedy ensues when the truth behind the girl is revealed.
