Louis, a terminally ill writer, returns home after a long absence to tell his family that he is dying.

Held captive for 7 years in an enclosed space, a woman and her young son finally gain their freedom, allowing the boy to experience the outside world for the first time.

The adventures of a group of explorers who make use of a newly discovered wormhole to surpass the limitations on human space travel and conquer the vast distances involved in an interstellar voyage.

The relationship between a middle-aged man and the elderly woman who has been the family's helper for sixty years.

2003 film directed by Wolfgang Becker