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Today is the founding of the Reich! Preparations for the new Germany are underway, the table is set, and the mood is quite good. It's a significant day for the revolutionaries, who are performing the official establishment of the Reich in an old castle. A small group of sovereignists plans to finally overthrow the German government through violence. Under the codename "Hans," the leader (Bibiana Beglau) pushes her co-conspirators through the final preparations. They still need more new Reich citizens for the implementation, and what should be done with the countless prisoners that will exist after the revolution? In theory, everything sounded much easier, but just before the major coup, the modest question arises: Among those involved, who can actually kill?
Although hostess Brigitte and life-loving schoolgirl Paula only meet in person once, their fates and lives are closely intertwined.
Desperate for startup stardom, an overly ambitious finance mastermind lies, cheats and schemes his less-than-authentic company up the ladder to success.
During the course of a single night, various people cross paths in the pubs, bars, and hookah lounges of Cologne. The issues that all of Germany is talking about are put on the table: the patriarchy, the Middle East conflict, rising rents, and whether Jesus would still buy everyone drinks today. Political convictions are stiffened by alcohol, and old wounds are reopened.
Margarita and GĂĽte live in an unhealthy and stagnant environment that they can neither leave nor change. Meanwhile, the radio broadcasts messages and the world awaits the launch of the spacecraft that will take humans to the edge of the solar system. When Maria falls ill, Margarita persuades GĂĽte to do something, but they fail and become separated until they realize what the real hurdle is.
Helene (86) and Toni (70) are completely different. One is planned and well-timed, the other impulsive and spontaneous. As an unlikely team, they embark on a journey to Switzerland for euthanasia. But their road trip through the mountains turns out differently than planned.
Julius, an eloquent young museum attendant loved by the people around him, invites his colleagues on a sailing trip on his aristocratic family's boat, but something goes wrong. Julius is not who he seems to be.
Nothing special happens in the quiet, peaceful, and sad German city of Anröchte. Until the day in which its residents’ daily lives are disrupted by strange events: Hun knights armed with sabers perpetrate an arbitrary massacre for no apparent reason, decapitating people at random. Inspector Konka arrives in town to solve the mistery, along with his faithful assistant Walter, a philosopher type who reflects on the human condition as he wanders the melancholic streets of Anröchte.
Heinz and Erich are simulating an apartment viewing in prison. Erich is about to be released and Heinz is helping with the preparations. The two are longtime cellmates and friends, and maybe even a little bit more.
Fake detective Jonas Horak is now in custody after being arrested by police officer Sophie Landner. A series of murders has Horak on edge, and he fears a serial killer is targeting him.
A fading icon on his deathbed reflects on his amazing life story. A German immigrant who set sail for America to find his fortune. How he overcame the odds to become a beloved symbol of Americana. But his son tells a different story. A tale of hubris, the pitfalls of celebrity and the ugliness of fame. How an absent father favoured legacy over his only child. This is the story of the Hamburger.
Richard runs a sausage stand at the local sports ground. When a young woman appears, searching for her runaway horse, he is pulled out of his familiar routine. Together, they set off to find it – and an unusual night begins. Elsewhere, as dusk falls, Anna faces a different kind of departure. After one final shift as a pizza delivery driver, she plans to leave her home village for good. But old relationships, village stories and a ghostly encounter make her wonder whether leaving is really that simple.
In a world between sink attachments and Weight Watchers meetings, Josef feels crushed by his own weight. He doesn't even dare to go to the tango class his brother gave him as a gift to get him out of the house, for fear of public humiliation. But an unexpected encounter with the rapper Monobrother triggers something in Josef.
In his exhilarating tragicomedy, David Lapuch blends apparently disparate elements: mundane matters with meaningful ones, existentialism with comedy—and a rather unappetizing muffin with beer. Richard, a young man who leads a fairly ordinary village life, takes care of his grandfather and a sausage stand at the sports field. Within just one evening, his life becomes unhinged, and he finds out that within every ending is a beginning.
American investment fund buys Austrian companies, but also takes over politics in Vienna. Money still makes the world go round.
