A faithful retelling of the 1942 "Vel' d'Hiv Roundup" and the events surrounding it.

Tamara Wyss retraces her grandparents’ 100-year-old German Empire expedition up the Yangtze through the Three Gorges just before the dam’s completion. Guided by their photos, letters, and recordings, she witnesses disappearing traditions amid China’s breakneck modernization.

Arne comes into the family of an old friend of his father as a foster child. He hopes to find closeness and security with Harald, his wife Elsa and their children Hans, Wiebke and Lars. But he finds it difficult to integrate - his trust in the community has been shaken by his great misfortune. However, he feels attracted to Wiebke, even though she keeps distancing herself from him. After Arne's clumsiness causes the sailing boat that the young people had restored together to be wrecked during the launch and he is supposedly a traitor after a joint theft, a rift occurs with Wiebke and her brothers. Harald is also deeply disappointed in his foster son.

After a bad accident, Lizzy confronts her friends Matthew Thomas Mossbach and Rosanna with her newfound view upon the world. The three friends find themselves lost in a bizarre dialogue over our existence.

During a cozy evening in front of the tv with sparkling wine and creamy tarts, Betty tells her friends Stefan and Gesa about her four-month stay in a neurological research institute, which results in them eventually revealing absurd and formative experiences from their own pasts. In the background other figures lurk, waiting for their chance to butt in and add their own to cents.

Lynn Zapatek, a chambermaid in a large hotel, has a deathly fear of human interaction yet she craves intimacy. A chance encounter prompts her to emerge from her cocoon.

Two middle-aged people meet at a speed dating event. Things get interesting when the man reveals his food interests.