Christian Kracht

After an elaborate application process, Empress Elisabeth of Austria hires Countess Irma as her new lady-in-waiting and takes her to her summer residence on Corfu. As the two women become closer there, this soon leads to tensions back in Vienna.

The film tells different stories in a kind of parallel Germany about love, affection and hatred.

A writer sets off on a road trip through Switzerland with his drunk and terminally ill mother, after realizing his wealthy family members are the very worst kind of people.