A scientist who swore off playing chess after a nervous breakdown as a boy wunderkind, creates an undefeated chess program. But the Russian world champ beats Tommy Rosemund's masterwork in a televised match. So the West German mathematician becomes a top chess pro himself, which the West German media boast will prove the superiority of Germany and democracy. The jowly, white-faced Rosemund believes that the entire Red Communist bloc is out to stop him from vanquishing their atheist pretty boy, Stefan Koruga, to become the next Bobby Fischer and a symbol that capitalism is preferable to socialism.
Martin é um ator suíço que foi condenado a cumprir pena por ter se envolvido sexualmente com um rapaz ainda menor de idade. Já dentro da prisão, Martin se ocupa de produzir uma pequena peça teatral para os detentos e as suas famílias, e durante os ensaios conhece Thomas, o filho de um carcereiro da prisão. Os dois se apaixonam, mas trata-se de um amor impossível e sujeito à consequências.
A young woman is going on holiday with her parents. She narrowly escapes when her holiday fling tries to kill her, only to find out that this nasty encounter was not quite as accidental as it first seemed.
