Johanna Leinen

The young adult Emil grows up in a conservative family in a small town in the 1960s. Because his father wants to make him a "real man," it is not easy for Emil to accept his own personality and therefore homosexuality. He only finds refuge in art, mainly painting.

In a small Swiss village, a school sports coach is accused of molestation by the mother of one of his pupils. The citizens are outraged…that the mother could make such a claim – for the coach she accuses is a local hero, a former world champion who has become the town’s closest thing to a sporting legend.

A king has many beautiful daughters, but the most beautiful is the youngest, princess Sophie, who likes to go to a forest nearby her father’s castle and play with her favorite toy, a golden orb. One day the young princess loses her golden orb in the water and a frog offers to retrieve it for her, but in return she must make many promises to him.

Lisa has a passion for mopeds. So does Heinrich, and the two become friends. Soon their relationship blossoms into something deeper. But in "Schwalbennest", homosexuality is the norm. When her fathers find out about Heinrich, Lisa must choose. Should she respect her family's wishes? Or will she be true to herself and the one she loves?