Diogo (17) likes to make anonymous phone calls to his psychoanalyst mother’s patients. That’s how he meets Angela (43), who had just been left by her husband. Although she is first irritated by learning about Diogo and his secret, Angela feels attracted and he brings a new sense to her life. Feeling a true bond between each other, Angela and Diogo fall in love. Yet, they have to face disagreement of his parents and fight for their relationship.
The lines are busy at the telephone helpline. A life coach records an encouraging video while concerned parents consult a child psychologist. A spectrum of cinematic tableaus shows people trying to counteract the increasing loneliness to create intimacy in a detached society.
根据真实案例改编,女主角原型来自Ruth Ellis,英国历史上最后一个被执行死刑的女人。 Mary 是一个美丽的金发少妇,有个爱她的丈夫。她在化妆品店做销售员,工作的原因认识了忧郁而英俊的青年Jim,二人坠入爱河,Mary离开了丈夫。但是不久之后Jim迷恋上了一个富婆而离开了她。Mray深爱恋人无法自拔,每天悲痛度日。除夕夜前夕Jim来找Mary,告诉她那个女人要离开他,他一定要去见他不然自己会死,Mary的痛苦留不住他的脚步,他答应除夕夜一定会回来Mary身边,但是Mary没有等到他,只等到了他自杀的噩耗。痛苦的Mary决定为自己的爱人复仇,她枪杀了自己的情敌。。。。。。。
十六岁的少年亚里克斯(宝拉·比尔 Paula Beer 饰)一直生活在一个非常不和谐的家庭之中,父母整日争吵不休,终于有一天,亚里克斯忍无可忍爆发了,而爆发的结果就是,他被送入了青少年精神治疗应急中心。 在精神病院里,亚里克斯邂逅了另外三个小伙伴——拥有着非常悲惨的过去的17岁女孩劳拉(婕拉·海斯 Jella Haase 饰)、异常的内向害羞,曾经在学校里经历过校园暴力的费贾(莫里兹·雷由 Moritz Leu 饰)和有着暴力倾向的迪莫(杰尼斯·纽沃纳 Jannis Niewöhner 饰)。负责照顾他们的是名叫沃尔夫(克雷蒙斯·施伊克 Clemens Schick 饰)的年轻心理医生,在精神病院里,他们将度过一个非常特别的圣诞节。