Desperate to help her son, Rabiye Kurnaz, a housewife and loving mother from Bremen, goes to the police, notifies authorities and almost despairs at their impotence. Against all odds, something truly remarkable happens as she battles for her son's release from Guantanamo. With the help of a human rights lawyer, Rabiye embarks on a journey that takes her from her house in Bremen to the Supreme Court in Washington, fighting for justice and freedom.

What happens when “old” and “new work” collide? Barbara Lucke was the grand dame of the works council at Sander Versandhaus for decades. Now, after 30 years, she is unexpectedly voted out of office, loses her leave of absence and has to return to her old job as a former clerk shortly before retirement - in the department of her son Bastian, of all places, who as an up-and-coming department head wants and needs to impress with modern leadership.