MASCHIN

In the heart of a botanical garden in a medieval university town in Germany stands a majestic ginkgo tree. This silent witness has observed over a century the quiet rhythms of transformation across three human lives. At three distinct moments across the 20th and 21st centuries, these people — each carrying their own questions and inner struggles — inevitably find themselves drawn into the presence of this tree, full of mystery and meaning.

A depressed musician reunites with his lover. However, their romance, already played over several centuries, is disrupted by the arrival of her uncontrollable younger sister.

The life and career of Italian opera singer Farinelli, considered one of the greatest castrato singers of all time.

After the wild lifestyle of a famous young German photographer almost gets him killed, he goes to Palermo, Sicily to take a break. Can the beautiful city and a beautiful local woman calm him down?

Hermann is a drunken, intolerant sock who drives a taxi. Ever since he lost his wife Annett, he has spent his days drinking and harboring a deep resentment towards the world. Little does he suspect that he is about to encounter none other than the Moon herself, who, to provoke the Sun, has descended to Earth in search of the first soul she can charm.