The blind Emilio is put out by his overtaxed mother in a carpenter's workshop. The old carpenter takes up the little friendly, although the social environments of the both could not be more differently.

Luke is substitute goalkeeper. Always he hopes for his application. However, he feels that nobody believes in him. Then comes the day on which he has waited so long.

Children track down musically on the question, why they finished her friendship. Nevertheless, actually, everything was not so bad at all as it seemed.

The 11 year old Janek grows under difficult conditions. His mother loves him very much but her penchant for alcohol, and constantly changing men are not exactly ideal conditions for a child to draw large. But Janek has not resigned.

If they are sad, also clouds have to cry.

Ismael loves the story of “Ali Baba and the 40 Robbers”. Over and over again he allows to read out them to himself from his grandfather. With „Sesam opens you“ gates open to a hidden world. However, then the grandfather dies.

Who is the strongest person in the whole country? Only his daughter I will marry, me, the unique and proud mouse …

South Korea is in a societal transition. A multi-cultural and multi-ethnic orientation is necessary due to the large number of migrant workers and mixed marriages. But the population has and maintains prejudices and discriminates against this group of residents. And the government’s wrong policies also contributes to criminalizing immigrants.

A boy wants to escape the big city. He grabs his food and travels by train to nature. There climbs a tree and enjoys rosy prospects and freedom.

The dynamic Speddy is ful of crazy ideas all of the time.

This is Jonas’ first swimming lesson and in a state of panic he falls – right into the pool.

Johann lives with his mother. Ludwig lives with his sister Vera and his father on a farm almost under the newly built but never completed motorway bridge, which is now a popular destination for those weary of life. Even his mother jumped down from there one night. Since then the terrible sounds of those jumping have haunted him.

Once they were bold pirates of the seas, nowadays they have crept into the integrated circuits of the computers.

Two hamster on their search for the best of the best running wheels.

Studying medicine in order to become a doctor has always been Rass‘s biggest dream. Now he is in prison. But Rass still hopes that his wish may become a reality one day. It all began when he moved into a rundown flat with his girlfriend Säde. His home in a suburb was little friendly. Ever since his childhood he has been longing for love and security. But these things have been denied him.

Earthlings panicked since someone had stolen the Moon. Only the Cosmic Student with his fast spaceship is able to help.

Joseph comes from Africa. In the beginning the new school seems to him very odd. And what do the companions do for jokes with the teacher? Joseph must adapt himself.

Halim’s parents came from Morocco to Sweden years ago but he was born in this country. He knows the language and is accustomed with the Swedish traditions. At home, the family lives mainly according to Moroccan traditions and Halim loves it. But after the death of his mother, his father begins to change. He buys a small business, and both move house. Now his father wants to adapt himself a bit more to the Swedish way of life.

Mikkel is 15, lives in Oslo and loves his skateboard. It is his passion. When he transforms the street into a halfpipe, he is the greatest. But Mikkel’s mother takes up a new job in the mountains. Together they move to Voss, a mountain village as described in travel brochures - idyllic, quiet, snowy. He does not get far with his skateboard.

15-year-old Ljubica, known as Bica, and her younger brother are totally neglected and live in the streets of Bucharest. They support themselves by various thefts. In a raid, her little brother is caught and taken to an orphanage. Bica is desperate and considers how to get her brother back. Then she meets Cristu, a former policeman. He promises Bica much money, if she comes to Germany with him.

21-year-old Sebastian feels shattered and finished. When he took his A-levels two years ago, the world looked quite different to him. But now, he has stayed behind all his friends and acquaintances who are going their way. Only Sebastian still does not know what he wants to become. He considers whether he would like to study, and if so, what. But Sebastian has a much more serious problem.

Eastern Anatolia: An unconscious girl lies on the river bank. It is 17-year-old Meryem. She was raped. Since she refuses to reveal the name of her tormentor, they lock her in a shed, give her a rope and tell her to see to the matter herself. Meryem notices that her stepmother watches her with gloating. Out of spite, she stays alive. So the family hands the “matter“ over to Cemal, a former soldier.

17-year-old Lya lives in a Parisian suburb. Family idyll does not exist. Her adult sister Chirine is only concerned about her appearance and only cares for herself. One day she wants to be successful as a model. Her father beats her mother, who never defends herself, and Lya as well, whenever he does not get his own way. He treats Chirine disparagingly. Only little Inés, 7 years old, has nothing to fear.

Anton’s sister is seriously ill. But he is never allowed to her. Somehow he is not true in the hospital. One day he meets the caretaker.

Nicki gets into trouble. By chance, the sheet of music containing Ludwig van Beethoven’s last unfinished composition ends up in the school bag of ten-year-old Nicki. This piece of music is called “Morphus“ and according to Fama, its melody has magical forces. Nicki does not suspect anything of that when he goes on a winter holiday with his father and takes the sheet with him.

Jenny‘s mother died when the girl was ten years old. The deceased mother left behind four letters for her daughter which she gave to her father for safekeeping. Each of the letters is for a special occasion in Jenny‘s life. Jenny receives the first letter on the day of her Bat Mitzvah. She is now 12 years old and admitted to the adult world in accordance with Jewish tradition.

This Christmas should be something special for ten-year-old Karla. But that is not so easy because her parents are divorced. Karla’s father tends to be an alcoholic. Her mother married again. She and her husband Leif, however, have no time for the children. Karla’s little brother, five-year-old Lillebror, has invented an invisible friend, “Licky.“ Her stepbrother Mads-Morten is only interested in football.

East Berlin in the autumn of 1989: A Finnish father visits Berlin and witnesses the fall of the Berlin Wall. Here he rescues a dog puppy‘s life and takes him home for his young daughter Pearl. The cute baby dog immediately captures the heart of the sevenyear-old girl and is called “Stormheart“ from now on. He becomes a loyal companion of the girl. None of the family knows anything about the origin or race of the dog.

Champ loves cycling above all. Whenever he sees a bike, it overcomes him. He steals it and undertakes the most daring bicycle tours with his young niece Masoumeh. Even when the police catches the two, the 40-year-old is not reasonable. Because Champ is disabled. Only Masoumeh can cope with him and he listens to her. The clumsy man loves the little girl above everything else.

Mai, 17 years old, lives with her three siblings and her mother in poor conditions in a village in the middle of Vietnam. As her father always builds up debts, although he no longer lives with the family but with his girlfriend, and her mother takes to the bottle regularly, the family’s situation is getting worse and worse. In order to escape this misery, Mai wants to go to Saigon and earn her living as a seamstress.

There is great excitement in the forest. The moon has disappeared! Badger, frog, duck and ladybird are in the dark. It is really pitch dark. Suddenly they discover that a bright light shines in moonbear’s house. How is this possible? While the others worry about the moon which disappeared, moonbear and the moon sit peacefully at the table and play draughts.

Laura believes in themselves and their talent. Her new comic comes certainly good. But in the harsh world of publishing is simply not enough talent. Plagiarism is everyday life, but Laura is new.

Steffi, Heinrich and Günther face the future with fear. They have few chances in their small town, moving away is too great a step. Uncertainty lurks everywhere. But they agree that there have to be some changes and that they themselves must change. Till has just dropped out of his apprenticeship as a painter. He does not fancy it any more. But he does not know either what he wants to do in future.

Three episodes, three diaries: 16-year-old Leonora Villa, named Leo, is dissatisfied with her lives. When she cannot sleep at night, she confides in her diary. At school she lacks concentration, at home, she has arguments with her mother and there is nothing going on with her boyfriend. Suddenly, one day her father appears. There had been no contact between them for ten years.

Vincent is 13 and has not been a lot of happy experiences. Baby learns to be deported, he "Falter Citric" know who his parents in a car accident lost. Both are approaching cautiously.

This is not a film about fashion or models. The thin girls are eight young women from 18 to 29. They have been suffering from anorexia for long. This is the deliberate denial of all food, which can lead to starvation. The women suffer from this disease and try to fight it. Sometimes this fight seems to be a cry for help. Director Maria Teresa Camoglio has visited a clinic for eating disorders.

One of three brothers becomes friends with a strong bear. But he only feels his hand …

17-year-old high school student and amateur rapper Oliver always has arguments with his German teacher Selma Vollrath. This time she gave him the bottom mark because he interpretated the famous Goethe novel “The Sorrows of Young Werther“ in rap style. Disappointed and angry he leaves the classroom. At that moment, a note falls out of his booklet. When Mrs Vollrath reads it, she sounds the alarm.

Students of Chemnitz children ballet classes rehearse for their first big gig. But much looks at first glance sounds easier than it really is. Tireless training belongs to success.