GDR, August 1989: Hanna and Andreas became a target of the secret police and had to give up their plans for their future studies and desired professions. Instead, they face arbitrariness, mistrust and reprisals. Their only chance for a self-determined life lies in fleeing across the Baltic Sea. Fifty kilometres of water separate them from freedom - and only a thin connecting rope around their wrists saves them from absolute loneliness.
Rabiye Kurnaz es una mujer aparentemente corriente, excepto porque es un terremoto. Cuidando de sus hijos y mucho más, es la que lleva la batuta en su casa de Bremen. Poco después de los ataques del 11-S, en 2001, su hijo Murat es acusado de terrorismo y es uno de los primeros enviados a la cárcel de Guantánamo. Esto marca el inicio de un viaje hacia el corazón de la política mundial para esta decidida mujer alemana-turca. Acompañada del abogado de derechos humanos Bernhard Docke, luchará por la liberación de su hijo.
Youssef's niece Saida finds her boyfriend, the young doctor Hagen Hoffmann, slain in their shared apartment. Based on the victim's computer activities, the police assume that the crime was committed in a drug environment.
Hans calls his girlfriend Heinz, which tells you everything you need to know about their relationship. They're a typical couple who're stuck in a rut after eight years. Hans works at a copy shop and Heinz is an actress relegated to voicing a cartoon stoplight. On their anniversary, they go to the movies. It's a romance. But the spark on screen just doesn't strike them. When Hans gives Heinz's ex her phone number instead of putting up a fight over her, Heinz' alarm bells go off: How can this be love? They decided to make a list of everything than makes up a real love: Romance, desire, passion, jealousy, drama – deep feelings, in other words. Hans and Heinz methodically start checking off their list and realize: Real life is nothing like the movies.
