Josua Zehner

Ellen has the dream to finally make the breakthrough as an actress. Suddenly she receives the chance to play a leading role at the Ottawa Theater in Canada. This not only represents their future, but also the relationship between her and her best friend and roommate Sophie, who has repressed her true feelings.

Regular beatings, nights locked in the cellar. Alex's childhood in the Westphalian province was marked by his father's constant violence. Images of classic masculinity, harshness, no room for compassion or vulnerability. The only moments of peace: family vacations on Norderney. It is to this very place that Alex now travels with his father 30 years later in this documentary, to finally understand: Dad, why all this?

Felix and Pia, in their late twenties, spend a few days at Felix’s grandparents' vacation home. What starts off as a lighthearted getaway quickly turns tense, and an unspoken distance grows between them, one they both feel. When they finally open up about their feelings and future together, no easy answers emerge. The following evening, they find themselves at a nostalgic bowling alley, where a quirky older bowler shares a story from his life, offering them a new perspective on themselves.

Where is Amel? Where did she go? When did she leave and why? Coming back from a long journey, Thomas realizes that his girlfriend disappeared without any trace. No message was left and also her friends are clueless. On his search for answers, he meets a strange detective that points him in the right direction. Thomas has to complete a crazy run from Germany to Paris. A wild journey through his own emotions starts. Will he find Amel?

Karl wants to start over. After he is released from prison, his only wish is to go underground and put his past behind him. However, his former companion Arnold puts a spoke in his wheel. He wants the money back that Karl stole from him before he was caught. At first Karl is not very impressed, but when Arnold uses Sarah, an important person in Karl's life, as a bargaining chip, Karl is forced to act.