Falk and Hans masquerade as different kinds of service providers to scout companies before breaking into them. When they disguise as event hosts, Falk discovers his affection for the show business which puts the friendship to the test.
A great famine threatens the country. Before people die of hunger, they turn into birds - as does little Ida. Therefore, her big sister Jola runs desperately into the deep forest to find some food for the family.
Cette transposition contemporaine d'un roman de Theodor Fontane, grand écrivain réaliste dont l'Allemagne fête le bicentenaire, met en scène l'assassinat d'un créancier par un couple surendetté.