Silvia and her boyfriend Lutz, both aged twenty, work as jockeys at a big racing stable and have their whole life in front of them. But while Lutz would like to get married and start a family, Silvia only thinks of her career. When she meets the charming veterinarian Clemens, her relationship with Lutz seems to come to an end. Driven by her burning ambition, Silvia causes an accident one day in which her favorite horse dies. Only now, the young woman seems to come to her senses. Silvia realizes that she must face criticism and scrutinize her selfish actions.
Sunny is the singer of band trying to establish itself in the music-scene of East-Berlin. They play regular gigs in small towns, but Sunny feels out of touch with the audience and her life as a whole. She begins a relationship with the amateur saxophonist and studied philosopher Ralph who writes her a very personal song - but his obsession with death and unfaithful lifestyle is not for her. After getting into a quarrel with a band member who harasses her and telling off a show-host she is thrown out of the band. Abandoned, she struggles to regain control over her life.
Фильм повествует о судьбе четырех немецких военнопленных в СССР, которые в плену согласились получить подготовку, чтобы быть использованными против германского вермахта. У каждого из этих солдат своя история, свой мотив, почему он идет на такой шаг. Их товарищи относятся к ним с презрением, а в Красной Армии они поначалу чужие. Насколько сложна их ситуация, они начинают понимать лишь перед первой боевой операцией.
