Alice is a withdrawn 12-year-old who lives with her mother and her younger sister, Karen, who gets most of the attention from her mother, leaving Alice out of the spotlight. When Karen is found brutally murdered in a church, suspicions start to turn toward Alice. But could a 12-year-old girl really be capable of such savagery?

Bob (Bruce Jones), trabajador en paro, vive con su mujer Anne (Julie Brown) y su hija Coleen (Gemma Phoenix) en un barrio pobre del norte de Inglaterra. Aunque su situación económica es muy precaria, fiel a las tradiciones católicas, hará lo que sea necesario para que su hija lleve un bonito vestido el día de su Primera Comunión.

Lichter is an episodic tale from Hans-Christian Schmid about the life on the border between Germany and Poland. The film sheds light on the everyday stories of escape and desperateness.