Elke Hauck

The film tells the story of a steel worker named Karger who is living in the Saxon town of Riesa. Personal as well as professional changes force him to turn his back on his home town that he had never left in his whole life and to enter unknown territory. On his way into the unknown, Karger has to bid many painful farewells. However, he faces them in his characteristic indifferent manner.

16-year-old student Moira McKendry, gifted, popular and fun-loving, is found dead after a school party. The fatal head injuries indicate a violent crime. Moira's best friend, the introverted Hanna, was apparently the last person to see Moira alive. But Hanna can't remember anymore.

Architect Alexander Beck has just won an architecture prize. He wants to modernize GDR building blocks in Thuringia. Alex travels to the heart of rural Eastern Germany where he grew up and where people remember him as Alex from the Free German Youth, a pro-GDR youth organization.

Police officer Harry Österreich is a first responder at a traffic accident. Despite his best efforts, an entire family dies at the scene. Harry is shaken by the experience and increasingly obsessed by the fate of the extinguished family.

Suddenly grown-up or just shortly before – Julia wants to change herself, Marina wants to become a cop, Ojun is on her way in a long-term therapy, Jenny is Franks girl-friend and Stefanie has taken charge of her life by herself. Five girls from the eastern areas of Berlin between week-ends in discos, the daily life in the school, family and friends. A documentary about the first steps towards an independant life, about actions causing seperations, about love, money, death and the longing for happiness.

The film tells the story of a steel worker named Karger who is living in the Saxon town of Riesa. Personal as well as professional changes force him to turn his back on his home town that he had never left in his whole life and to enter unknown territory. On his way into the unknown, Karger has to bid many painful farewells. However, he faces them in his characteristic indifferent manner.

The film tells the story of a steel worker named Karger who is living in the Saxon town of Riesa. Personal as well as professional changes force him to turn his back on his home town that he had never left in his whole life and to enter unknown territory. On his way into the unknown, Karger has to bid many painful farewells. However, he faces them in his characteristic indifferent manner.

16-year-old student Moira McKendry, gifted, popular and fun-loving, is found dead after a school party. The fatal head injuries indicate a violent crime. Moira's best friend, the introverted Hanna, was apparently the last person to see Moira alive. But Hanna can't remember anymore.

Architect Alexander Beck has just won an architecture prize. He wants to modernize GDR building blocks in Thuringia. Alex travels to the heart of rural Eastern Germany where he grew up and where people remember him as Alex from the Free German Youth, a pro-GDR youth organization.

Architect Alexander Beck has just won an architecture prize. He wants to modernize GDR building blocks in Thuringia. Alex travels to the heart of rural Eastern Germany where he grew up and where people remember him as Alex from the Free German Youth, a pro-GDR youth organization.

Police officer Harry Österreich is a first responder at a traffic accident. Despite his best efforts, an entire family dies at the scene. Harry is shaken by the experience and increasingly obsessed by the fate of the extinguished family.

Police officer Harry Österreich is a first responder at a traffic accident. Despite his best efforts, an entire family dies at the scene. Harry is shaken by the experience and increasingly obsessed by the fate of the extinguished family.

Suddenly grown-up or just shortly before – Julia wants to change herself, Marina wants to become a cop, Ojun is on her way in a long-term therapy, Jenny is Franks girl-friend and Stefanie has taken charge of her life by herself. Five girls from the eastern areas of Berlin between week-ends in discos, the daily life in the school, family and friends. A documentary about the first steps towards an independant life, about actions causing seperations, about love, money, death and the longing for happiness.

Suddenly grown-up or just shortly before – Julia wants to change herself, Marina wants to become a cop, Ojun is on her way in a long-term therapy, Jenny is Franks girl-friend and Stefanie has taken charge of her life by herself. Five girls from the eastern areas of Berlin between week-ends in discos, the daily life in the school, family and friends. A documentary about the first steps towards an independant life, about actions causing seperations, about love, money, death and the longing for happiness.