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For the young nun Charlotte, the strict convent life is a liberation from her previous life in the fast lane. When advertising professional Conrad is stranded in the convent on a business trip, Charlotte feels vindicated in her decision to choose life in the convent. But the convent is in the red and has been making losses for too long, which is why the unexpected guest comes at just the right time for Abbess Katharina and Sister Hedi. With his experience and skills, he could make the convent profitable again and save it from being sold. Although Charlotte has another plan to save the convent, she reluctantly agrees to work with Conrad.
A German documentary studying concepts of hell developed over time in Christianity, Judaism and Islam, often overlapping -but not in Catholicism- with purgatory. Special attention goes to 'physical' methods of torture in the afterlife, as in Dante's Inferno. Their inspiration stems partially from judicial torments, as used during the Inquisition to redeem 'Satanic' sinners, from witches and heretics to mere gay people. Also treated is hell's theological and 'educational' meaning.
“Congratulations, you’re pregnant!” Lara can hardly believe what the doctor has just told her. The 25-year-old spends her nights hanging around Berlin with best friend Nora, having lost interest in her architectural studies long ago. She has no idea what to do with her life – she does a lot, but nothing properly. She now finds herself pregnant after a night of passion with a charming barman she met at a party. Nora is thrilled by the news though, proclaiming: “we’re having a baby!” After some initial doubts, Lara too begins to see her pregnancy as a chance. Together with Nora, she sets about painting the nursery and goes in search of the baby’s father. Then the gynaecologist gives Lara some bad news…
Self-proclaimed directing talent Cowboy comes to Berlin with the aim of finally making a big movie. He confidently accepts every assignment, only for it to lead to disaster. When Cowboy meets the artist Yps and shoots an art porn film with her, he stirs up an artistic can of worms that far exceeds his amateurish qualities.
After being assaulted in public, the budding love between Daja (21) and Robin (23) is put to a test as they are forced to confront their ideological differences while struggling to move on.
Two identical twin brothers are raised by their traumatized father as one person. They go separately to school, sleep in the same bed and listen to the same name Thomas. The brothers look very similar, but their personalities are different. Only the passion for painting brings the twins together. After years of keeping their existence away from the world, the twins decide to follow their big dream. They want to become painters. The brothers leave their father, move into a house near a city and begin to work hard for success. Nevertheless the twins have to face, what had been silenced for years.
After a harrowing escape from the front line, 15-year-old Hans Jokisch and his family return to their village in Silesia. But their beloved home is occupied - by the Schöppe family. They have no choice but to share the house from now on. Over time, the Jokisch house also becomes a home for the Schöppe family and Hans befriends the young Bruno Schöppe.