Two families attempt a daredevil plan to escape the GDR with a homemade hot air balloon, but it crashes just before the border. The Stasi finds traces of this attempt to escape and immediately starts investigations, while the two families are forced to build a new escape balloon. With each passing day the Stasi is closer on their heels – a nerve-wracking race against time begins.
The story of CARGO takes place on rusty space-freighter KASSANDRA on its way to Station 42. The young medic LAURA is the only one awake on board while the rest of the crew lies frozen in hibernation sleep. In 4 months will Laura's shift be over.
One year in Thailand! When management consultant Christof Kremer accepts an assignment in Bangkok, his wife Sabine and daughter Emma are looking forward to a great adventure. But while Emma quickly acclimatizes and is soon babbling away cheerfully in the local language, Sabine is quickly sobered to realize that she had imagined life in Bangkok to be a little different.
