A former U-boat commander becomes a pastor to ease the suffering of young Hamburg women in trouble.

Otto Dernburg is forced by circumstances to dress up as a middle-aged woman.

Postman Titus Müller returns from his daily rounds with a letter that will change the course of his modest provincial existence.

A successful author, who was educated by private teachers in his home instead of being sent to school with other boys, realizes he missed out on a lot fun in his younger years. He decides to make up for this and attends school classes disguised as a pupil.

London, in 1730. Charly, Jim and Ben work hard, with the brave Maud, in a cotton mill to earn a few shillings. They all dream of the wonderful island told by Daniel Defoe. The latter lives in a miserable room. He is disgraced and rejected by his son Tom, a scoundrel who blames his father for losing his position at the Court ...

Katja, a young journalist, tries to do her A-levels instead of her friend. But the class teacher falls in love with the supposed student. But before the happy ending, the class goes on strike and the chemistry lab is almost blown up.

Leni Gruyetin, a resident of Nazi Germany, lives a tumultuous life as she bears witness to the fascist regime of the Nazis.

A 45-year-old employee‘s future begins to falter. He rightly fears that he will fall victim to his new manager's rationalization measures. But he doesn't want to bow to his "fate" so easily: in the fight for his livelihood, he resorts to dirty means himself.

Refugees from East Germany try to make a living in the west.