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At Gino's, we always drink a glass more and complain about everything that's going on, because our fear of the big world has to come from somewhere. That's nothing new, but it's still true. And an evening at Gino's is usually enough for Tina, but today it could be a bit more.
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?
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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.
On German Reunification Day, Peter picks up his son from his ex-wife Anja for a long weekend. Everything gets delayed, and a long-overdue argument breaks out. Ellen, Anja’s father’s new girlfriend, tries to mediate between the quarreling ex-couple and increasingly becomes the target of their arguments.
Theres and Kenneth are both young when they first meet whilst on holiday. They fall in love but are unable to prevent themselves from losing each other. Thirty years later, in another country, another couple: Ariane leaves her husband David because she no longer loves him. The paths they both take lead them to Kenneth and Theres.