Hasta ahora, Nickel (Maurice Teichert) y su padre soltero Thomas (Sebastian Koch) han tenido una excelente relación, pero cuando Nickel vuelve de una excursión con el cerdito Rudy metido en la mochila, todo se complica. Para colmo, papá tiene una novia, madre (Sophie Von Kessel) y, lo que es peor: ella y su hija Felicitas (Sina Richardt) se instalan a vivir en su casa. Nickel hace un trato con su padre: si ellas se quedan, Rudy también. Pero el travieso cerdito siembra el caos y provoca constantes peleas en la familia.
Katja Steinfurth tries hard to reconcile her love relationship with her married boss and her obligations as a single mother - not always with success. When Tibor, the favorite horse of her son Lukas, behaves strangely aggressive after an accident and is to be euthanized, the horse whisperer Nils Peterson seems to be the last salvation. So Katja sets off with Lukas and Tibor on the way to the "horse island". And in the seclusion of the small picturesque island, the young woman gradually realizes that something has to change in her life.
Alemania, años veinte. Tras la muerte de sus padres, dos hermanas gemelas son separadas. Una crecerá con una tía en Holanda, llevando una vida acomodada, mientras la otra lo hará en duras circunstancias en una granja alemana propiedad de su tío.
After the tragic accidental death of her sister, which she has not seen since a dispute 18 years ago, the architect Sarah suffers from guilt feelings: She believes she could have saved Susanne with a liver donation. To at least do something for Susanne's husband Max and the three children, Sarah drives to the family's farm in the Vogelsberg. And has to cope with a tragedy whose cause lies in her old love for Max. Sonja Kirchberger and Jochen Nickel play the lead roles in the quietly told, melancholy TV drama about the destructive dynamics of family relationships.