The film follows in the wake of young Rosa who flees bomb-stricken Berlin in the autumn of 1943 and heads to a small, isolated village near the eastern border. This is where her in-laws live and where her husband, who’s deployed on the front, has advised she take shelter until the war ends and he returns. Rosa soon discovers that this seemingly sleepy village conceals a secret: in the forest bordering the hamlet is Hitler’s headquarters, the Wolf’s Lair.
The documentary tells the life story of Margot Friedländer, a 101-year-old Berlin native who survived the Holocaust and was awarded the Federal Cross of Merit, First Class, in January of this year.
Samir is part of a sociable circle of acquaintances. One evening his friend Basil suddenly leaves the group and does not return. Shortly thereafter, Samir's night shift begins, he gets into a taxi, we follow him for 24 hours: It starts with a road trip through Berlin at night, one eye always on the smartphone that shows the way. The next day, while looking for Basil, Samir meets people who make him realize his dwindling existence more and more. When he realizes he can't go it alone, the mysterious Henry shows up and offers him a solution that requires sacrifice.
When the young translator Medya is threatened by her family at night, she takes refuge in the apartment with her boss Nina, a war journalist.Over time, the isolation and proximity lead to an escalation revealing the different privileges of both women. The film negotiates the margins in the relationship of two women between work, friendship and love. Cultural differences and definitions of freedom blur the boundaries between power, dependence and desire.
A young refugee leaves Nigeria for Berlin in search of a decent life with a properly paid job.
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