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11-year-old Rocca, a clever, creative and brave girl who lives all by herself in defiance of her teachers and the authorities has to fight to keep her independence and prove to everyone that a child also has the power to change the world.

For a decade Kenya has been targeted by terrorist attacks of the Al-Shabaab. An atmosphere of anxiety and mistrust between Muslims and Christians is growing. Until in December 2015, Muslim bus passengers showed that solidarity can prevail.

Casual single man with daughter meets smart single parent with son - sounds like a good start! Unfortunately, the omens are anything but favorable: neither of them feels like getting to know each other today of all days. The perfectionist chef is under pressure because she wants to serve up the best spaghetti bolognese of her life at a test cooking session for her dream job that evening. Philipp has to prove himself in a difficult group at his new job as a tourist guide. An aerial bomb that paralyzes Cologne's city centre means extra stress to the power of three for the two of them! The single parents spontaneously join forces: She looks after her seven-year-old son Fritz and his daughter Miriam, who is the same age, in the morning, while he takes care of the children in the afternoon.

A story about a little boy his sad secret and real magic.

A parcel carrier who has nothing to do with Christmas accidentally crosses paths with a petty thief and a mysterious little boy who doesn't speak. Nelly is stunned when Filou Sonny steals two bottles of whiskey and a vintage car from the petrol station where she has a second job. Nick, who suddenly appears between the shelves and doesn't say a word, distracts Nelly during the theft. Since she has to assume that Nick is Sonny's accomplice, she grabs the boy and takes him with her on the chase, receiving support from the elderly cab driver Gesine, who had just filled up her car at the gas station. When Nelly discovers the stolen vintage car by chance outside a villa, she sends Gesine back and asks her to look after the filling station while she is away.

By the time Elifs Husband, Ozan, finds a wet burkini on the balcony he gets suspicious. His wife secretly takes swimming lessons. Ozan decides to take action and awaits Elif the next evening with the firm resolution to put an end to the secrecy. (Quelle: Hamburg Media School)

While his wife Juliana commutes to Zurich as a doctor, Freddy is at home in Constance looking after their 13-year-old daughter Zoë and little Niko. Freddy believes that dropping out of medical school to work as a nursery teacher is the best decision of his life. When Juliana is offered the position of head of pediatric oncology, she wants to move to Zurich with the whole family. For her, this would mean an end to the exhausting commute, finally more time with her family and a higher income. Freddy, however, doesn't want to leave his familiar surroundings. Even he is not entirely without ambition in his poorly paid job, because Freddy has his own educational ideas - and has the prospect.

Bursting amniotic bags, babies in a pelvic position, premature contractions: for midwives Nalan, Anna and Greta, a state of emergency is the order of the day.