In this German political drama, an ex-Stasi agent encounters an old friend whom he may have betrayed after his friend tried to escape East Germany. The former East German agent is Otto Skrodt who after many years is about to be promoted in the highest government ranks. He is anxious to maintain a squeaky clean image. His daughter is Isabelle. The young and friendly Kalle returns after spending many years in jail for his escape attempts. He doesn't know exactly who blew the whistle, but his friend Skrodt is definitely under suspicion. Kalle returns to ostensibly renew the friendship and to see Isabelle whom he loves. The duplicitous friendship between the two men becomes the main focus of the story which features interesting plot twists at the end.
In 1903, Jan Anskath and his half-brother Martin are living in Rajgorod at the border between Russia and Prussia – Jan on the Russian, Martin on the Prussian side. Both are occasionally smuggling stuff over the border. But while Jan acts from political conviction and is smuggling illegal writings over the border, Martin is only interested in the money. That is why he does not question his shadowy client when he sneaks out refugees into Russia. But then it becomes evident that the distinguished gentleman has robbed the refugees from all of their belongings, only to turn them over to the authorities of the Czar.
동베를린에서 온 팝 가수 써니는 밴드와 함께 전국 투어 중이다. 평범한 일상을 거부하고 타협할 줄 모르는 그녀는 자신의 개성을 존중해주고 오래 갈 수 있는 관계를 간절히 원하고 있다. 그녀를 위해 노래를 작곡해 준 아마추어 색소폰 연주자 랄프와 사귀기 시작한 써니. 하지만 죽음에 대한 강박증을 지닌데다 불성실한 랄프의 생활습관은 도무지 그녀에게 맞지 않는다. 설상가상으로 평소 그녀를 괴롭히던 멤버와 싸우고 밴드에서 쫓겨나기까지 한 써니는 자신의 삶을 되찾기 위한 투쟁을 시작한다. 써니 역을 맡아 열연을 선보인 레나테 크로스너는 이 작품을 통해 1980년 베를린 영화제에서 여우주연상을 수상했다.
Shortly after Chile's 1973 military coup, three men are fleeing across the Andes to Argentina. They witness the murder of a farmer by Chilean police and end up at the home of the farmer's heavily pregnant wife.
