Meticulous coroner Dr Martin Gansewein leads a quiet life. That is, until the day the spirit of Pascha, a small-time criminal who dealt in stolen cars and whose body is now lying on the slab in front of him, insists on striking up a conversation. Pascha is in one hell of a bad mood - his ...
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Former Hitlerjugend (Hitler Youth Movement) member Franz Albrecht Schall's early diaries show how he became caught up in the maelstrom of National Socialism as a young man. Rallies, parades, political lectures and publicity tours are ...
Anne Liebert fled to the West as a child just before the Wall came down. Later on she returned to East Berlin, eking out a living for herself and her daughter Marie as a geriatric nurse. One of her charges is quietly waiting for the end of his life-but when Anne coerces pensioner Karl Fritzsche ...
There are new adventures in store for the likeable gang of senior squatters. Rosa (71), Konrad (72) and Leo (73) live in a dilapidated old villa, along with the money they have acquired by underhand means - money they intend to launder through a variety of fanciful ventures. When granddaughter ...
People don't kiss amateur cooks...
Against her better judgment, Miriam decides to do a favor for her ex-boyfriend Felix. She agrees to take over a shabby, chaotic bistro for a few days. Fortunately for her, Selim (a chatty Turkish bus driver and dreamy amateur cook), Joannis (an ...
"My today consists of three simple words: I. Am. Alone."
After being forced to flee her Syrian homeland, Madiha lands in a German refugee home. The physically disabled woman has survived the grueling flight, but only as a result of the help she received from a stranger, Harun. One ...
One really quirky group!
Everything would have worked out just fine if they had simply bought the old villa on the Rhine and been able to turn it into a legally acceptable residence. But, of course, that plan came apart, and the colorful, multi-generational flatshare is now faced ...
Ellen (45), Kim (16), Rosa (70), Robert (69), Konrad (72), Justus (22), and Hans (50). What do these people have in common? They live together- for very different reasons and not entirely of their own volition. They are squatting a dilapidated villa and doing their best to get used to the new ...
Pathologist Dr. Martin Gänsewein's friend Gregor finds himself accused of murdering his ex-wife. Gregor's police colleague Jenny is totally bewildered and upset: could she really have got Gregor so wrong? Meanwhile Gregor isn't saying a word. Jenny hurls herself into the ...
Love in the time of the energy saving lamp
Fresh out of university, 26-year-old Leonie lands a job as product manager for a leading wholesale butchery. It's certainly not the coolest job in the world but at least it keeps her in daily contact with the man of her dreams ...
When he hears news of a serious accident on the police radio, wandering spirit Pascha is instantly on the scene. A car has veered off the road and four children are badly injured. Their teacher was driving, but she seems to have vanished into thin air! At the hospital, doctors place the ...
