Bob Telson

A young orphaned woman, named Kotzebue, is trying to find out who her parents are in the icy landscapes of Alaska. Kotzebue (K.d. Lang) is helped by a east-german librarian (Rosel Zech), whose husband was killed while fleeing from the GDR. Although both women could not be more different from each other, a fragile relationship forms.

Rosalie loves to shop too much to let a little thing like no money stop her. When the local shopkeepers no longer take her bad checks or bad credit cards, she's reduced to stealing from one family member to buy presents for others. It's looking pretty bleak until her daughter pushes her into buying a 'guilt gift' of a PC, complete with modem. Master shopper becomes master hacker, and Rosalie is back on top.

アメリカ西部の砂漠で、突然、夫と別れたドイツ人旅行者ジャスミン。その砂漠で、家庭も仕事もうまくいかず、日々ストレスを抱え込むカフェ＆モーテルのボス、ブレンダ。打ち解けるはずのない二人が、やがてかけがいのない友情で結ばれていく。