End of the 1970s in East Germany: Fred and Jonas are close friends. The 10-year-olds live near at the German-German frontier. After the mother from Jonas has made an exit application, the boys have to recognize that they are soon separated from each other. But they want to dig a tunnel to Australia to meet there themselves again. When Jonas should leave the country with his mother this night changes everything.

In the middle of the night, Miko wakes up terrified due to a terrible nightmare about him being haunted by zombie creatures, then he hurries up to his mother searching for safety. The mother calms him down to get back to sleep again, when he decides to challenge his nightmare till the end. There, he gets to know Zombriella, and creates a strong friendship that helps him to overcome his fear from zombies, which also enables him to overcome falling into his brother Steve pranks.

Yascha Krüger is a shy forestry official who struggles with dating and tends to scare people off. While temporarily working in a forest district, he meets Mats, a photographer, and the two develop a romantic connection. At the same time, Yascha is assigned a professional task: to persuade the heirs of a recently deceased landowner to sell a private forest so it can be turned into a national park. As Yascha becomes more involved in both his work and his growing feelings for Mats, he finds himself telling lies that complicate his relationships and force him to confront what he truly wants—both personally and professionally.