Viena 1945. Christine una niña acostumbrada a la guerra se tiene que hospedar junto a su familia en una acomodada casa a las afueras de Viena. Ahora tienen un techo donde cobijarse pero nada más. La gente del pueblo espera la llegada de los rusos. Todos tienen miedo, Chirstine no.
Tommy can't take it anymore. At home, the 14-year-old Vienna boy is the only man among many women: Sister, mom, grandma and great-grandma tugging at Tommy's nerves, also the schoolboy suffers from lovesickness. Nothing left to do but get out so Tommy travels to his father Hubert. Shortly after Tommy arrives there, grandma Lore-Mu and the rest of the clan join…
Tommy can't take it anymore. At home, the 14-year-old Vienna boy is the only man among many women: Sister, mom, grandma and great-grandma tugging at Tommy's nerves, also the schoolboy suffers from lovesickness. Nothing left to do but get out so Tommy travels to his father Hubert. Shortly after Tommy arrives there, grandma Lore-Mu and the rest of the clan join…
Konrad is a factory-made child, perfect in every way. When he is mistakenly delivered to the eccentric Mrs. Bartelotti, the factory demands his return. Konrad must go against everything he has been taught to stand up to his creators.
La señora Bertolotti tiene una manía: es aficionada a enviar cupones para recibir a cambio diversos objetos. Un día le llega un paquete especial: un niño de siete años dentro de una lata de conservas.
After the passing of her husband, the commissioned painter Anneliese Psiko decides to travel across the country. In the Austrian province of Styria, she discovers a strange work of art entitled "Weltmaschine" (World Machine). From now on, it will change her life significantly.