When Herra, a young Czech woman, falls in love with Nazir, an Afghan, she has no idea what kind of life awaits her in post-Taliban Afghanistan, nor of the family she is about to integrate into. A liberal grandfather, an adopted child who is highly intelligent and Freshta, who would do anything to escape her husband's violent grip.
Четверо мужчин сорока пяти лет дружат со школы и всё ещё зовут друг друга детскими кличками: Элемент, Шампунь, Точка и Карел. Пройдя через все важные этапы жизни вместе, они пришли к кризису среднего возраста. У каждого из друзей свои личные проблемы. Элемент живёт в ожидании четвёртого ребенка и не может найти работу, Шампунь никак не может нагуляться, Точка не может повзрослеть, а Карел сбегает от семейных проблем на работу. Для того, чтобы выйти из кризиса, они придумывают необычную игру, которая заканчивается для них серьёзными последствиями.
Luisa and Erika are prototypes of young women who plunge into relationships with the "wrong" men. Luisa wants to become an actress, which upsets her husband Igor to no end. Erika is trying to work as much as possible so that she can afford to study and thereby achieve a better outlook on life, but she unfortunately runs up against a boss who doesn't have the best intentions with her. Ultimately Luisa's husband demonstratively commits suicide. Erika accidentally kills her boss in self-defense... The women blame themselves for all these failures, and that has got to change. Both have to grow up and start living again. Perhaps even together.
During his routine work, Martin Urmann, employee of an advertising agency, discovers a series of cryptic messages inscribed by the architect into his structures, and sets out to decipher them. His way is lined with mysterious murders which are obviously connected with his search. The fascinating power of the world into which he is gradually descending makes it impossible for him to give up his intention. He has to reach the end, where he anticipates a revelation which will totally change his entrenched view of the world.
Симпатичный бонвиван и весельчак Рудольф совершенно уверен: «Женщине просто необходимо бороться за своего мужчину, она должна постоянно стараться удержать его. А главное, женщина не должна с ним скучать!…»
