Susan Hoecke

Geriatric nurse Carolin finds a lottery ticket with six correct numbers. Her family would think it would be great to use the money for their own needs, but Carolin cannot reconcile that with her conscience. So she sets out to find the rightful owner of the lottery ticket. As if that wasn't exhausting enough, lawyer Felix is ​​breathing down her neck, who wants the best possible care for his mother Elinor...

This short follows Gregor Samsa from Franz Kafka's "The Metamorphosis". It is set in the modern world and shows the events leading up to Kafka's metamorphosis. Gregor is a young man working for a textile company, who breaks down mentally after his job becomes overwhelming. He slowly loses his sanity and touch with reality.

Феликс — тридцатилетний холостяк, гоняющий по Мюнхену на велосипеде, иногда видящийся со знакомой девушкой ради коротких, но продуктивных встреч. Все его друзья уже давно ведут семейную жизнь, имеют по паре-тройке детей и погрязли в быту. Жизнь Феликса вполне его устраивает, до того момента, как к нему вваливается его незадачливый младший брат со своим зверьком. И вот тут-то жизнь парня резко меняется. Зверек умудряется в буквальном смысле лишить парня возможности быть отцом.

Rock star Jarvis Marshall returns to the village where he grew up when his estranged mother dies. He finds many of his childhood friends, including local Sweet Shop owner Katie Powell have never left.

Marie, together with her mother Carla and grandma Ruth, runs a family-owned hotel on the Staffelsee. However, as Ruth fears that her granddaughter, who prefers to change her car tires rather than make herself beautiful in front of the mirror, gets drowsy at some point, she secretly makes a personal announcement in Marie's name. Without a photo of her beautiful granddaughter, nobody can even get married even in times of the internet. Ruth hires the professional photographer Niklas, who succeeds in the miracle: Marie is kissing awake. In the role of a modern Cinderella Mira Bartuschek discovers her femininity and Kai Schumann as her photographer the motif of his life.

Ziege, Häschen and Max have now moved to Berlin for studying. They ain't got no money till the mystic plant reappears. Soon they have enough money for champagne, a penthouse and a nice car. But everyone's got private problems. Häschens girlfriend Valerie is in Sevilla, Max is too shy to go into Berlin's gay-clubs and Ziege is in love with the girlfriend of a manager of a big company. But being very boyish they don't just sell the SexUp pills, but also use them for themselves. Of course the old problems reappear.