After a 13-year-old boy named Phillip disappears, his single mother Astrid is left to navigate the emotional turmoil and uncertainties that follow. As the community rallies together to search for the missing boy, Astrid grapples with her own grief and the complexities of motherhood. The film explores themes of loss, family relationships, and the resilience of the human spirit.

Abandoned at birth in the Greek mountains on a stormy night, Jon is taken in and adopted, without having known his father or mother. As a young man, he meets Iro, a warden in the prison where he is incarcerated after a deadly tragic accident. She seems to seek out his presence, takes care of him, records music for him. Jon’s eyesight begins to fail … From then on, for every loss he suffers, he will gain something in return. Thus, in spite of going blind, he will live his life more fully than ever.

Thirteen European directors explore the theme of Sarajevo; what this city has represented in European history over the past hundred years, and what Sarajevo stands for today in Europe. These eminent filmmakers of different generations and origins offer exceptional singular styles and visions.

Marseille (2004) is a drama movie set in the city of Marseille, France. The story revolves around the lives of various characters who experience love, heartbreak, and discovery in the vibrant and diverse city.

Afternoon is a drama film that explores the complex dynamics of a family reunion. As the protagonist, a writer, returns to his childhood home, long-buried secrets and hidden desires come to the surface. The story delves into themes of loneliness, family relationships, and the consequences of past actions. It is based on a play and takes a foreign-language adaptation. The plot also touches upon the protagonist's struggle with mental health and a suicide attempt, as well as the presence of a psychopath. The house serves as the backdrop for the intense emotions and tense interactions between family members.

Thirteen German directors present short films exploring the state of their country.

Passing Summer is a coming-of-age drama that follows a young woman's journey of self-discovery during a transformative summer. Through friendships, challenges, and romantic entanglements, she explores her identity and finds the courage to embrace her true self.

Theres and Kenneth are both young when they first meet whilst on holiday. They fall in love but are unable to prevent themselves from losing each other. Thirty years later, in another country, another couple: Ariane leaves her husband David because she no longer loves him. The paths they both take lead them to Kenneth and Theres.

A young photographer has fallen in love with his girlfriend's sister. Nobody knows quite what to do. A stylish variation on the problems of triolism made with striking stability of style and a great feeling for mise-en-scène.

At the Paris airport Orly, a woman falls for a stranger, a family heads to a funeral, a couple lose touch, a wife reads her husband’s break-up letter. All wait for their planes. Absorbed in their immediate fates, they move through the impeccably structured space, unaware of a looming threat outside.

Mimmi is a very lonely girl, not knowing what to do with her life. On the search for friends and boyfriends, she wanders around alone in different cities.

Prompted by a seminar given by acclaimed German filmmaker Peter Nestler, Prague, March '92 combines 16mm footage shot over the course of a week in the title city with excerpts from Bohumil Hrabal's essay "The Magic Flute," which considers the 20th anniversary demonstrations in Prague to commemorate the death of Jan Palach, who immolated himself in January 1969 to protest the Soviet invasion.

Nadine is obsessed by a memory linked to a haunting tune she can no longer sing, until she hears someone else singing and everything falls back into place again. A melancholic observation of two young couples having difficulties trusting one another. They are full of skepticism and searching for a purpose in life.

Weit entfernt depicts in black and white a telephone conversation between two women, one of whom states that apart from the people she loves, she only wishes to meet others once in her life.

A story told in the off about the growing discomfort towards the new roommate Valentin. The camera pans through the empty room, over the shadows on the wall and the wallpaper, the yellow scarf and the postcard from Italy with the sunflowers

Short interaction in a bar.