Katharina Krischker

A woman who appears to be in the middle of life travels to Switzerland to seek euthanasia. As she puts the well-considered decision into action in an apartment, she encounters doubts for the last time.

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.

Главный герой фильма — Леопольд Соха, рабочий городского коллектора, а по совместительству мелкий вор. Когда фашисты занимают Львов, он случайно сталкивается с группой евреев, пытающихся спастись от отправки в гетто. За денежное вознаграждение он прячет беглецов в лабиринте подземных коммуникаций города. То, что начинается как циничная деловая договоренность, постепенно перерастает в нечто гораздо большее. За это время, когда на протяжении 14 месяцев женщины, мужчины и дети испытывают судьбу, обманывая верную смерть, сердце Леопольда проникается чувством сострадания к этим несчастным людям.