1938. Podczas marszu wojsk nazistowskich do Wiednia prawnik Josef Bartok wraz z żoną pospiesznie próbuje uciec do USA, ale zostaje aresztowany przez gestapo. Bartok pozostaje niezłomny i odmawia współpracy z gestapo, które wymaga od niego poufnych informacji. Wtrącony do izolatki, Bartok jest psychicznie dręczony miesiącami i zaczyna słabnąć. Jednak, gdy kradnie starą książkę o szachach, to ustawia go na właściwej drodze do pokonania zadawanych mu cierpień psychicznych, aż staje się to niebezpieczną obsesją.

Martin Behrens (Ronald Zehrfeld), agent niemieckiego wywiadu, postanawia podjąć własne śledztwo, żeby wyjaśnić śmierć swojej ukochanej. Kobieta zginęła w ataku terrorystycznym. Martin nie zamierza zostawić tego oficjalnym służbom. Poszukiwanie odpowiedzi prowadzi go na trop międzynarodowej intrygi.

Sisi weszła w drugą połowę swojego życia. Węgierska hrabina Irma znajduje ją w arystokratycznej, skupiającej wyłącznie kobiety komunie w Grecji, w świecie rządzącym się całkowicie innymi zasadami niż sztywna etykieta dworu Austro-Węgier. Sisi cieszy się tu absolutną wolnością, w której ani jej dzieci, ani mąż cesarz Franciszek Józef nie odgrywają żadnej roli. Liczy się tylko to, że nikt nie może się tu nigdy nudzić, a cesarzowa sama decyduje, jakie są reguły gry.

In the summer of 1976, a shared family yard becomes the setting, as the adults bicker over selling the garden and the kids are free to explore the mysterious neighboring lot. Then they hear about a girl that has disappeared...

Kerstin is in great pain. Her daughter Juliane wants to help her die, but the law forbids it. Jessica Krummacher’s second feature describes the most important of events via tiny details that stay with us and get under our skin.

Violent youth gangs and a police force way out of its depth. When a police operation goes awry and two policemen die, the powder keg threatens to ignite as the SWAT team knows only one goal: revenge - irrespective of the law.

At first glance, Leyla and Tristan are a happy couple. When they travel to a mysterious island, a game of identities begins that changes everything – their perception, their sexuality, their entire selves. But not only their relationship threatens to break up. They may even never be who they used to be again…

Kevin is new in youth prison. Due to over-occupancy he has to share a cell with Tommy, Andy and Marc. A partnership of convenience in a system where only the strong prevail and which is dominated by violence and latent aggression. Oppression and beatings are a daily occurence. It is hard for Kevin to establish himself. Especially Marc and Andy are after him. He's afraid of not sticking it out. Only Tommy gives him an amicable advice: In this system, you're either a victim or a culprit. If he doesn't want to be a loser anymore, he has to start fighting... A piece of advice that will trigger most dire consequences

Frederick Schopner, a young management consultant, has been invited to participate in a special kind of team-building event. He and his colleagues will be chased across an outdoor obstacle course while being assessed on leadership qualities and their capacity for teamwork via video surveillance. Special highlight: the company has hired two over-the-hill actors to kidnap the consultants with unloaded weapons, keep them hostage, and to demand a high ransom from the company. A realistic role play with fun factor! But things don't go according to plan: the actors find the make-believe scenario so convincing that they decide to put the plan into action for real, using real weapons. Meanwhile, Human Resources manager Vanessa is observing what's happening via video surveillance and has to find a way to keep the hostage situation from escalating…

James Larkin White, an American who travels through Switzerland, is mistaken for Anatol Stiller, a sculptor who disappeared seven years earlier and is wanted for his involvement in a dubious political affair.

Stefan Gabriel is an active father always looking at life positively. While he tries to give back to society, his daughters Jessica (12) and Sabrina (15) struggle with their own problems. Jessica is often mistaken for a boy and has to deal with her many ticks. She would happily swap places with Sabrina, who, despite her illness, appears to have her life completely under control. But the more Sabrina’s health worsens, the worse Jessica’s ticks become. The girls need a plan and fast. They come across a special ritual in an old book, which could be their rescue. But the girls first have to find a boy to sleep with Sabrina. They don’t have much time left and Jessica puts all she has got into implementing the life-saving plan, no matter how crazy it may be.

Sześciesięciolenia Meredith wiedzie spokojne i szczęśliwe życie u boku swojego męża André. Jednak w przededniu ich trzydziestej piątej rocznicy ślubu kobieta odkrywa, że jest nosicielką wirusa HIV. Jedyną osobą, o której mogła się zarazić jest jej małżonek. Okazuje się od lat zdradzał ją z prostytutkami. Zrozpaczona wyrzuca go z domu. Szybko jednak dochodzi do wniosku, że nie jest w stanie znieść samotności. André wraca, aby razem z nią stawić czoła chorobie.