This sociocritical film series in 4 parts is a follow-up to the Alpensaga and depicts the economic and cultural development in Austria after the war. Individual films focus on the themes of individualization and the rise of consume culture as well as the political shift of the dominating social democratic forces from a blue-collar party to more market oriented policies.
A Polish man and a Latin American woman fall in love in a Swiss asylum seekers' shelter and overcome their initial integration problems together. However, the authorities refuse to grant them asylum, and after the birth of their child, the father is deported.
A film about jailed refugees waiting for deportation and the many conflicts which affect their personal fates, the efforts of refugee organizations and the problems of the affected authorities.
