Hermann Eckhardt

The story of Ulzana, an Apache chief who has reached a rapprochement with the local Mexican population and generously extends it to whites who travel through the territory. His people have become inured to the treacherous ways of the white man, however, and are now reliant on them for booze, 'relief flour' and beef steak.

Les détenus du camp de Buchenwald, pour certains emprisonnés depuis de nombreuses années par le régime nazi, veulent croire à la fin de la guerre et à l'écroulement du national-socialisme. Regroupés autour de leur chef, Krämer, les plus déterminés ont créé un mouvement de résistance. La découverte d'un petit enfant juif, dissimulé dans une valise, les bouleverse. Vont-ils laisser l'innocent aux mains de ses bourreaux ? Les détenus décident de cacher l'enfant et de le soustraire aux SS. Leur combat redonne un sens à leur vie de prisonniers, parcelle d'espoir dans un univers de terreur...

After the second World War, Dresden has a lot of reconstructing to do. To get the cigarette factory he once worked for running again, Kalle has to travel to Wittenberg - the only place where carbide can be found. Once there, Kalle find himself in the unfortunate situation of having to hitchhike his way back to Dresden, transporting seven heavy barrels of carbide. However, his inventiveness and optimistic attitude help transform the grueling task into an adventurous, entertaining, and funny journey.

A Saturday evening dance in the village pub is interrupted when the barn of local farmer Paul Gäbler catches on fire. The farmer himself is soon found – hanged. Sawmill owner Züllich claims that Gäbler committed suicide because he was forced to join an agricultural production cooperative, but others are convinced Gäbler was murdered. Officers Schneider and Anders must navigate their way through a complex maze of personal and political motivations in order to reconstruct the crime.