Johann Stanzerl sees himself surrounded. All other business premises in his Viennese district are already in Turkish hands. Only his beloved café "Prinz Eugen", named after the famous general who prevented the Turks from taking Vienna, is still resisting with its regular Austrian customers.

In a small inn, the impoverished Baron von Münchhausen tries to keep his head above water with the help of his stories.

When an aging matriarch starts showing signs of dementia, her dysfunctional family in Istanbul must navigate a minefield of unresolved issues to care for her.

Albi, Franz and Tayfun want little more in life than to ride their bikes, but things toughen up when they get unemployed.

Robin Krinsky works on a dredging ship. In the evenings he grinds crystals. Then Robin falls ill - from toxins in the port of Duisburg? He meets the beautiful dancer Pia from Africa, who is to be deported. The two try to help each other.

After the dashing Bavarian Lena Mayerhofer catches her future husband having a fling with her bridesmaid, she flees to Berlin to take over her Aunt Käthe's long-established bakery. Her gay friend Donald is there to give her advice and support.

Berlin Kreuzberg at the beginning of the 80s. Lawyer Hanna, daughter of a good family and working as a scientific social worker, gets caught between two sides. Her conservative fiancé Konrad wants to avenge the murder of his friend Theo on the Turks, but she loves a young Turk and wants to help the foreigners with their problems. There are also gray wolves and right-wing radicals, there is xenophobia and pressure creates counter-pressure - rebellion, bomb attacks and prison riots are the order of the day. An almost predictable catastrophe is on the horizon.