Sam and Saah

Investment banker HP has allegedly ridden out the crash of the stock exchange. One evening, at a barbecue event with his banker friends and their wives, HP's Danish au-pair threatens to blow the whistle on her love affair with HP's married boss. HP wants to please everybody. But the next morning, he has lost everything: his house, his wife, his friends, and his job - NACHBEBEN is an intimate play which examines how neo-liberal principals force their way into the most private of spheres, namely those of the family and of friendships. NACHBEBEN is a film about men that have been trained to poker, spy and speculate in an economic world. It is also a film about women that are expected to accept this but in the end decide not to. It is astonishing to note that although banks and large corporations represent the largest employment sector of modern-day Switzerland, NACHBEBEN is the first Swiss film which deals in depth with the people of this socio-economic environment. And although affluence and materialism appear to be ubiquitous in Switzerland, no national film to date has illustrated the human price which these traits ultimately demand.

The movie revolves around Chandra Babu, who has a great passion for music which he has inherited from his father.

Guilty of wartime treachery, Duke Mareno leaves a suicide note accusing his wife of infidelity. The duke's father, Prince Danieli, thereupon denounces the duchess, who flees to London and becomes a popular fortune-teller, known as Madame L'Enigme. When Richard Oak, whom the duchess knew in Italy, invites her to perform for a charity ball, he finally recognizes her and confesses his undying love. But the duchess does not respond and tries to keep her identity secret. Singer Mario Dorando also recognizes her and informs Prince Danieli. Duchess Mareno's anxiety mounts until her father-in-law finally appears with the news that the duke was actually killed by his gardener in revenge for a woman he had wronged. Her position in society restored, the Duchess Mareno accepts Richard.

Shortly before Sonja's wedding to Thomas, a local dairy owner, her childhood sweetheart Adrian ambushes and rapes her. Instead of going to the police, Sonja and her sister Birgit decide to do everything to sweep it under the table. Even to Thomas she is silent, gives birth to daughter Anna and suffers in silence. But 15 years later, Adrian returns with a diabolic plan in mind straight into Sonja's life.

Three experiences of the contemporary angel are portrayed through three different, yet very similar stories.

A train driver has a rival in his godson for his wife. During a crisis on the train, he refuses to kill him or let him die in a crash.