17-year-old Guido suffers since his early childhood from neurodermatitis. After being taken to the hospital due to a heavy attack, he starts to question his personal and familiar environment and discovers that his parents’ relationship – which he assumed to be happy and sound – is built on lies. Unable to deal with this disappointment, he flees from it and moves in with his older brother and his roommates...

The last three weeks of school life have begun: After the Abitur, Germany's leaving certificate, the friends and schoolmates of Gymnasium Kerkheim (Kerkheim High) will not see each other again so soon. It is a hard time for Markus and his girl Sandra from a lower grade, as he wants to hang out with his old friends, whereas she wants him to be there for her. It's an even harder time for Dirk, who is to be expelled from school if he fails the math exam that is coming up around midday, and it is the hardest time for Michael, who is a perfect pupil, but has no fun in life at all - and doesn't even know it yet. When Steven calls out a party to celebrate his letter of exemption from the army, they all get together for one of the last real cool events ever.

Out of love for her mother, Anna Linke takes the blame for a fatal accident caused by her daughter Lilli and goes to prison. Meanwhile, Lilli makes a career as a model, but suffers from strong feelings of guilt. When Anna is released and moves in with her, Lilli feels overwhelmed by her care, and Anna forgets herself and her silent admirer Max because of all the worry about her child.

Two beautiful young women kill men in a villa in Tuscany: Maya and Cora have been friends since childhood. Maya has an alcoholic artist father who deserted the family, a mentally disturbed mother and a violent brother, Carlo. Cora is from a wealthy middle-class family. Cora helps Maya to poison Carlo's friend Detlef, who is threatening to blackmail her. They then kill Carlo when he tries to rape Cora. Cora's family takes Maya in, and a happy time begins for her, particularly when they spend the summer in Italy.

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.