Through a stroke of fate, the young farmer Leachim, the doctor Biela, and Elena, a single mother, lose someone close to them. What they all have in common is their inability to accept the loss and deal with the pain.

The contents of a black briefcase lead us into a superficially well-ordered life in West Germany in 1970, in a city that can be seen as representative of the entire country. In this briefcase: the meticulous documentation of an affair between the small business owner Hans and his secretary Monika.

Ruža left Serbia, her country, over 30 years ago and lives in Zurich. Her daily life is a string of repetitive moments until, one day, Ana arrives on the scene and upsets Ruža's painstakingly organized world. A subtle friendship develops between the two strong willed women.

Karla is a breast cancer survivor who is attending a speed dating event for cancer survivors. One man after another visits her table but they all seem impossible to talk to.

A young teacher in Zurich in the 1950s falls in love with a transvestite star but is torn between his bourgeois existence and his commitment to homosexuality. He joins a gay organization that is eventually seen as the pioneer of gay emancipation in Europe.

Two older women catch each other's eye at their hairdresser's. One is Maya, with a tart tongue and a businesslike air; the other is the softer Charlotte who seems to smile more often. After Charlotte leaves the salon that day, both review the encounter, and memories flood them.

When a 9-year-old girl discovers that her mother works as a prostitute at night, she tries to escape their morbidly symbiotic relationship in a bold move.