La idílica vida de una madre cambia repentinamente cuando adopta a su segunda hija, que pasa de ser tímida y encantadora a ser peligrosa e incontrolable.
Una cantante es traicionada y enviada a un campo de concentración. Al finalizar su calvario, vuelve con la cara totalmente desfigurada y pide a un eminente cirujano que se la reconstruya para que sea lo más parecida a como era antes. Recuperada de la operación empieza a buscar a su marido, un pianista. Pero el reencuentro no es lo que ella esperaba.
Belgium, of all places. What's Belgium got besides chocolates and fries? No matter, this year it was Hannes' and Kiki's turn to choose the destination of their annual bike tour with their closest friends. They all looks forward to the adventure, after all they know that what counts the most is the time they spend together. It's only after the tour has begun that Hannes tells his friends that he's suffering from an incurable disease. The trip is to be his last. At first, the group is shocked and helpless, but after they hit the road again, they embark on a wild and one-of-a-kind adventure. Through Hannes, they realize how precious life is. Equipped with a list of things that still remain to do, and aware that nothing will be the same after this trip, they celebrate life as they never did before.
Christine and Conrad are what we call modern parents nowadays: While he stays home to raise children, she makes a career as a doctor, earning big money. When Konrad with comes home with the offer to act as a theater director again, organizing the day-to-day family life becomes increasingly difficult. Who will take care of their daughters Emma and Kate? As it turns out, it is in fact not that easy to find a competent girl.
Everyone wants to get to the top as fast as possible, but the artistic directors' performance is turning into a desaster. A fierce, improvised comedy about a group of acting students fighting their angst and the school system.
Robert lacks direction and seems alienated as a young adult. He meets a handsome man who, though he gives Robert perspective for a moment, alienates him even further.
Llena de idealismo, Melanie Pröschle, joven profesora procedente del mundo rural, estrena su primer puesto de trabajo en un instituto de la ciudad. Pronto descubre que las cosas no son como había imaginado. Quitando a uno de sus colegas, Thorsten, que se esfuerza en acogerla, tiene poco contacto con el resto del claustro, compuesto por profesores mucho mayores que ella. Al conocer a su vecina Tina, Melanie parece empezar a relacionarse con su nuevo entorno. Pero sus expectativas no se cumplirán tan fácilmente. El bosque que rodea a Melanie se va haciendo más denso, y ella, en su desesperación, empieza a correr en la dirección equivocada.
