Martin Reik

After losing his job as a marketing officer, Walter, a workaholic in his forties, finds himself in an existential crisis and takes on the identity of another man.

A shootout, five fatalities and he himself wounded - in the otherwise quiet station of the village policeman Frank Koops, things are just like in the Wild West. The bloodbath was commissioned by the imprisoned mafia boss Petrovic, who wants to use all means to get rid of a key witness who was hidden in the tranquility of St. Andreasberg in the utmost secrecy.

В недалеком будущем крупная страховая компания содержит своих клиентов, находящихся при смерти, в бессознательном состоянии в специальных камерах, поддерживая их жизненно важные функции с помощью скрытых резервов организма. Это даёт компании возможность обогащаться за счёт страховок. Находятся и те, кто хочет покончить жизнь самоубийством - им помогают избавиться от мучений сострадательные родственники. Но компания всегда находится начеку и прибывает на место вовремя, не давая телу остыть, и подключает его к приборам жизнеобеспечения. Циничный и жёсткий Винсент Бауман работает страховым агентом, и он готов на многое ради повышения. Лиза же входит в число подпольщиков, которые мечтают сломать систему.

Astrid is a comedian who makes people laugh for a living; her husband Markus is her manager and the two of them work well together. They have a nine-year-old daughter and are expecting their second child. When they learn that their child will not be born healthy, they are at first optimistic that they will be able to meet this challenge – although they have no idea what awaits them. But the closer it gets to the due date, the more Astrid begins to worry about the future of her unborn child as well as that of her family and her career. After many discussions and arguments Astrid realises that the decision that will affect all their lives must be made by her alone. What complicates matters further is the fact that, as a successful entertainer, she is in the eye of the public and the media.

A lighthearted look at the opening of the border crossing of Bornholmer Straße in Berlin from the point of view of the confused border guards.