Lawyer Maria “Mai” Gardner moves from Berlin to Vogtland for a mandate. There are pretty villages, spruce forests, and even skiing is possible. People are proud and stubborn, for better or worse. In the local community people like to sort things out among themselves.
Rex Gildo’s songs and musicals made him very popular. His best-known song was “Fiesta Mexicana” from 1972. Rosa von Praunheim tells the story of his life in the context of the gay pride movement, the normative pressures of the Schlager music industry, and the profound changes currently underway.
A whole year went by before musician Juliane Hansen was able to put her running shoes back on — a year after her partner, Johann König, took his own life. Although her friend Rieke offers all the support she can, Juliane feels lonely and listless. Now, running and panting, she begins to confront her thoughts, which constantly revolve around Johann, and to allow new vitality to enter her life.
Eight months ago, Natasha experienced a difficult breakup and suddenly found herself faced with the ruins of her marriage. Just as she's returning to her normal routine, fate deals her a new hand. Her ex-husband, Mac, suddenly appears on her doorstep, and Sarah, a 14-year-old horse lover struggling with her grandfather's stroke, unexpectedly enters her life...