A Jewish woman named Jettel Redlich flees Nazi Germany with her daughter Regina, to join her husband, Walter, on a farm in Kenya. At first, Jettel refuses to adjust to her new circumstances, bringing with her a set of china dishes and an evening gown. While Regina adapts readily to this new world, forming a strong bond with her father's cook, an African named Owuor.
The angel John, who has fallen out of favor in heaven, has to earn his wings back in Tyrol by Christmas - and that's in four days! That's when he meets the doctor Gabriela and her paralyzed son Julian... Christmas Eve is coming up, and Johannes Engel doesn't have much time to celebrate a good day that will take him back to heaven. After some highly unpleasant encounters, Engel is taken in by doctor Gabriela Kaiser and her son Julian, who has been in a wheelchair since a tragic accident. When Engel is taken into custody and put in a straitjacket, his hopes of a timely return and Julian's chance of a new life fade...
Simone harbours a dark secret. Since her parents separated, the 11-year-old has become withdrawn and mysterious. In order to win back the love of her depressed and alcoholic mother, she crosses an eerie boundary. Will her mother find her way out of Simone's labyrinth?
