With the search for her roots her constant companion, actress Adriana Altaras goes on a journey to find a country which no longer exists - and along the way discovers a whole lot more.

Police officer Harry Österreich is a first responder at a traffic accident. Despite his best efforts, an entire family dies at the scene. Harry is shaken by the experience and increasingly obsessed by the fate of the extinguished family.

Drama um eine deutsch-jüdische Familie. Die Familie Zweifler steht vor einer wichtigen Entscheidung: Symcha Zweifler will das Feinkostimperium verkaufen, doch dadurch kommen die Anfänge des Geschäftsmannes im Frankfurter Rotlichtviertel unmittelbar nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg wieder an die Oberfläche. Auch andere verdrängte Konflikte rücken wieder in den Vordergrund.

Fourteen-year-old Jeanne has lived in a farm commune since she was two years old. Her mother and father live in city communes and rarely visit. This is one of the commandments given by Otto, who rules the commune: children are to grow up without parents. Knowing nothing else, Jeanne enjoys her outdoor life, surrounded by lots of other children, until she falls in love with 16-year-old Jean and her childhood paradise begins to fall apart.

“The Glory of Life” is inspired by the love story between Franz Kafka and Dora Diamant.