“Those freaking 33 percent, where were they?” Lovis asks herself as she discovers a clearly right radical slogan on the regional train. She starts counting: “One, two, Nazi. One, two, Nazi.” In anger, she exits the train at the next stop. Stranded on the platform, she is confronted with the question: What now?

Being normal just for once. That is the biggest wish of Damian, who has a heart disease. Because he turned 14.74 today, he wants his first proper kiss, as it is then that the average boy gets his first French kiss. Most preferably from the beautiful neighbour's daughter Rosalie.

Told from the viewpoint of musician Nico, "Nesseltal' tells the story of a friend's 30th-birthday weekend in a secluded mountain lodge in the Alps. After the group falls out over an alcohol-fueled argument, the story takes a turn for the worse: not only has Nico disappeared, but the group also find themselves confronted by a much more terrible secret that their unfortunate weekend destination holds.