Under the guidance of their captain Ulzana, the Mimembros built an irrigation system and made their patch of desert fertile. Now they can live independently of the businessmen in Tucson.

A dreadful secret binds innkeepers Abel and Ursula Hradscheck together. When Szulski, a debt collector from Krakow, arrives one day, unusual events begin to happen.

Scenes from an East German marriage. A young couple, Sonya and Jens, are very much in love. They get married and have a child. When Sonya wants to go back to work after her maternity leave, they clash for the first time; Jens insists that she remain a full-time wife and mother.