Hamburg, Germany, 1944, during World War II. A serial killer terrorizes the city. When it seems clear that the local police are unable to catch him, forces as dark and terrible as the criminal himself become involved in the case.

Is this what paradise looks like? The Todas tribe in the southern Indian Nilgiri Mountains know neither war nor work nor calendar. The 1000 members feed on the gifts of the jungle, and women maintain the tradition of polygamy.