Dietmar Kraus

Sophie and Georg once loved each other, but now they have split up. Almost the entire film takes place in front of the same doorway in Berlin. In an elliptical way, the individual scenes portray a family for whom the word patchwork is the new normal — and take a laconic look at the everyday irrationalities of love.

욕망과 질투의 노래 베를린의 그, ‘파비안’은 옛사랑을 찾아 무작정 리스본에 간다. ‘파비안’을 다시 만나게 된 그녀 ‘도로’도 반가움과 미묘한 감정이 생기고, 둘 사이의 서먹함도 잠시, 되살아난 열정으로 격정의 관능에 휩싸인다. 그러나, ‘도로’를 향한 ‘파비안’의 사랑은 의심과 욕망으로 가득 차게 되고 ‘도로’의 부적절한 육체관계를 목격하게 되는데… 다시 만난 연인은 과거와 같은 이유로 또 다시 위기에 빠진다

Thirteen German directors present short films exploring the state of their country.

After her release from prison Alex, who has lost her faith in love, tries to reclaim her psychic balance through a retreat into loneliness. A man and a child interrupt her plan and force her to reengage. Alex dares to emerge from her shell and learns again how thin the ice is and how fragile happiness is, small though it may be.

A portrait of Rita, who claims that her mother was never a mother for her. Rita gives birth to her own five children and forces her mother to take the role of a mother.

Lynn (22) lives with her brother in Berlin. There she enjoys the advantages of family life, without really feeling involved in it. She does not have any precise aim in life, but manages to awaken the interest of many people with her direct and spontaneous character. Her boyfriend David is very different: he is entirely engrossed in his very disciplined swimming training for the world championships. David does not intend to allow himself to be distracted by the complicating factors of a relationship with Lynn. When Lynn, working behind the till of restaurant, meets the Japanese student Koji, everything gets more complicated. They can't exchange many words, but it is soon clear that their moments together mean a lot to both of them.