Perkus and Chase are slacking their lives away in a dusty living room. Finding a gas mask, the friends get torn apart by the question: Is this world outside really that bad?

Swede Mikkel Nordergren unexpectedly inherits a lakeside property with a house in Brandenburg from his deceased father. Much to the chagrin of his neighbor Marlies Gottlieb, who lives in seclusion on her property, alone with herself and her songbirds. Mikkel is now disturbing her peace. Not only is he looking for a buyer for his house and hires Marlies' daughter Lia, of all people, who is an estate agent, but in the best Swedish tradition of 'everyman's right', he also wants to reopen the old riverside path, which Marlies had closed years ago, to the general public. The dispute between the two neighbors rekindles an old argument with the village community about access to the lake.

Structural change and unemployment in Schönstett are a real problem for Julia Fischer and her husband Martin. Especially since Martin acts as a houseman after his company went bankrupt and Julia brings the money home. A seemingly ingenious deal by the mayor is intended to remedy the situation and provide an upswing. But when women riot, a planned sit-in turns into an unscheduled sex strike...

Kremmen, Oberhavel district. No navigation system knows the town. Even worse: there is a catastrophic shortage of women here! Desperate, village macho Ben and his buddies Steffen and Mario quaff their Pilsner and feast on cream cake. Just then, super cutie Maja comes in. The designer wants to help her aunt sell the old weaving mill. Ben promptly makes a momentous bet...

Leo has been working for the insurance company for 19 years, without a sick day, without being late, without ever being noticed. Now there is panic in the office: Layoffs are imminent. Nevertheless, the Christmas party takes place - for some it's more of a farewell party. Leo plucks up his courage and asks his shy new colleague Marie to the dance. But is he the right man to win Marie's wounded heart?

A house, a party, a bunch of 18-year olds. Looking for a suitable girlfriend, Alex dumps frustrated Isabel, which in return hits on Alex' best friend Schweiner, who tries to score the unapproachable Sammy. Sammy rather spends her time with permanently stoned Sven. It's a night of losing, finding and too much pot smoking.

Dette is chubby and her boss won't move her to the counter until she loses a few kilos. Dette doesn't think about it and goes to a hypnotist. Afterwards, she feels slim and trim. With her new self-confidence, she even dares to approach Jakob, whom she secretly adores.

When courier driver Georg loses his job, he and his buddies plan the big thing!

Karla doesn't have it easy as a newcomer at boarding school. Between bullying and exclusion, the 16-year-old is confronted with power struggles amongst teenagers. This adaptation of Rainer Maria Rilke's "Gym Class" shows Karla's attempt at dealing with these challenges.