Alina Schaller

Balbina and Inka believe they’ve done everything right. Their daughter Hedwig has always been the model, politically correct child. Until recently. Because the two mothers don’t know that someone has entered Hedwig’s life who is turning their perfect family upside down: a man.

In the 1970s, children believe they have spotted a strange creature in the murky waters of Lake Neusiedl while swimming...

Fourteen-year-old Jasmin longs to be near her biological mother, Eva. Following her mother’s release from prison, an excursion into the country together becomes a first test for the fledgling mother-daughter relationship. They smoke, dance and stroll together – the mood is promising. But time and again, it is revealed that their needs and expectations are light years apart. For the moment, neither Eva nor Jasmin seem up to the task of fulfilling each other’s need for identity and support. (Talea is Italian for scion, a detached shoot or twig containing buds from a woody plant, used in grafting.)

Richard runs a sausage stand at the local sports ground. When a young woman appears, searching for her runaway horse, he is pulled out of his familiar routine. Together, they set off to find it – and an unusual night begins. Elsewhere, as dusk falls, Anna faces a different kind of departure. After one final shift as a pizza delivery driver, she plans to leave her home village for good. But old relationships, village stories and a ghostly encounter make her wonder whether leaving is really that simple.

Vienna, Austria, 1912. The brilliant painter Oskar Kokoschka, considered one of the main representatives of the expressionist movement, has a tumultuous relationship, both professional and romantic, with the composer Alma Mahler.

Lizzy is in love with Bernhard, but Bernhard is undecided. Lizzy returns Bernhard’s dog, which she occasionally watches, and stays a little longer. Lizzy shows Bernhard some kung-fu moves; Bernhard starts to flirt; and, although it’s not like her, Lizzy gets embarrassed. The same night, Bernhard asks her to drive him to a party outside town. A tense ride begins.

Mira lives for the sport of ice hockey and leads her team as captain with a strong determination. It's a challenge to reconcile this with her role in the family vineyard: with her mother and her adventurous but increasingly demented grandfather, she runs the farm - with all its responsibilities. The new player Theresa completely unsettles her with her nonchalance and openness. And when Mira's missing brother Paul also turns up and all three get lost in late-night Vienna, Mira discovers the freedom it means to break rules, to reinvent herself - and that you can only love if you let go.