Na Alemanha depois da Segunda Guerra Mundial, o jovem adolescente Michael Berg envolve-se num romance intenso com Hannah, uma mulher mais velha. Além da sexualidade, descobre com ela o amor, mas tudo termina repentinamente. Uma década depois, Michael reencontra Hannah no banco dos réus, acusada de matar trezentos judeus durante o Holocausto.
Jonathan Zimmermann acha que irá morrer em breve. Tom Ripley, um americano sem escrúpulos, sabe disso e explora a doença de Zimmermann em proveito próprio. Ele apresenta Jonathan a Minot, que se oferece para contratá-lo como assassino profissional. Jonathan não tem nada a perder, uma vez que vai morrer de qualquer forma, e assim poderá deixar algum dinheiro à família. Entre os dois, desenvolve-se uma amizade, que leva Ripley a intervir quando Zimmermann tem dificuldades em levar a cabo um homicídio.
West Germany, 1987. The politician Uwe Barschel (1944-87), member of the Christian Democratic Union party and Minister-President of the Schleswig-Holstein region, is found dead in very sinister circumstances. Reporter David Burger pledges to find the truth behind one of the most important political scandals in German history, investigating countless speculations and conspiracy theories as he fights his own personal demons.
In a small area of West Germany, the American military presence opened up a new world in the early 1950s and paved the way for individual freedom, freedom of movement and capitalism in Germany. In this time of upheaval, two friends are looking for their place and have to fight time and again with the 'old order', the conservative forces from politics, church and society. Confronted with the seductions of the new world, the two dissimilar women make an opposing development that puts their intimate friendship to a severe test ...
In 2014, Germany television network ZDF commissioned a comprehensive TV documentary on the history of the Red Army Faction (RAF). In six 45-minute parts, the series describes the origins, rise, and fall of the terrorist organization "Red Army Faction." Interviewees include Winfried Ridder, former head of department at the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution; Rainer Hofmeyer, former head of department at the Federal Criminal Police Office; and political scientist Dr. Wolfgang Kraushaar.
