It's 1922. A weather observer and his wife live in a remote cabin high in the Swiss Alps. As this drama begins, they are being joined by a third person, an Austrian who coveted the job the Swiss man had won in this bleak location. Not only that, but he also has his eyes on the Swiss man's lovely wife. The Austrian has charm, so he wins some hospitality from the couple. The three live together for a little while, but the rivalry between the two men soon erupts with tragic consequences.

In the small town of Eisenbahn, a series of bizarre deaths are linked to a haunted train that only appears at midnight. As the town tries to solve the mystery, love and secrets intertwine, leading to unforeseen consequences.

A young journalist researches the life of his father which leads him to path of contradictions until he uncovers a gruelling truth.

Post-war Germany in 1946 while people are struggling to make ends meet, the film follows Hermann, a war veteran who finds employment at a train station. As he falls in love with an agricultural worker and starts comitting thefts, his fragile psyche seems to fall more and more out of balance.