A brief history of the emergence and artistic innovations of tango in 19th-century Argentina and Europe. The film offers a mosaic of tango melodies, art works, dance performances, historical footage, photographs of Buenos Aires at the turn of the 20th century, and texts by Celedonio Flores and Enrique Santos Discépolo.
A GDR documentary from 1987 that shows the lives of commuters from the districts of Marzahn, Hohenschönhausen and Hellersdorf. Historically, it also goes back even further to the beginnings of Berlin's light rail system.
Sigmund Jähn, (East) Germany's first man in space, and the preparations for the space flight are portrayed.
